News Release - August 30, 2023
For the first time, California's civic education community hosts a monthlong celebration of the U.S. Constitution.
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Feature - February 27, 2025
Dr. Michelle Gordon and Sacramento Superintendent of Schools Dave Gordon were honored for their commitment to restoring civic learning in K-12 public schools, and their statewide leadership.
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Feature - January 7, 2025
Nearly 400 visits to K-12 classrooms have been requested for the 2024-2025 school year, which is the most since the program started in 2020
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Feature - September 19, 2023
After being sidelined by the pandemic, court-supported outreach programs rebound.
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Feature - September 6, 2024
A commemoration sponsored by the Chief Justice's Power of Democracy Civic Learning Initiative
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Feature - July 6, 2021
Isaac Farhadian's efforts to engage students in civics in-person and virtually at his former high school earned him a 2021 Champion of Civics award, co-sponsored by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
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Feature - June 11, 2021
Meet Youth Organizer Gabriela Manzo, one of five Champions of Civics honored this year by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
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Feature - October 1, 2024
On Monday, September 23, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero celebrated achievements in civics in a familiar place, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD). A year earlier, she visited Gilbert High School just six miles away with the same purpose, to present students and teachers the prestigious Civic Learning Award of Excellence. The award is the highest honor in civic learning in California and is presented annually by the Chief Justice and co-sponsor State Superintendent Tony Thurmond.
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News Release - March 3, 2025
The awards are co-sponsored by California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
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Feature - October 8, 2024
Third annual commemoration inspires courts to connect with 102 classrooms in 24 counties, including new regions of the state.
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Feature - November 22, 2022
Chief Justice-Elect, other jurists meet students and Champion of Civics at the Summit held in Sacramento on Nov. 15, 2023.
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During the pandemic, the Civic Learning Award program took pause to honor individual programs, classes and clubs, and individual Champions of Civics. This was the model for 2021 and 2022 during a time when schools were remote learning, supporting hybrid classrooms, and getting back to campus life full-time.