The Learning Law and Democracy Foundation promotes the development of civic competence through accurate, effective, nonpartisan citizenship and law-related education for teachers and students. We provide engaging lessons for k-12 classrooms, activities that encourage civics learning, and support standards and best practices.

Summer Professional Development
Registration Form

2010 Professional Development Opportunities

Project Citizen 2010

Project Citizen 2010 Showcase Announcement

2010 Project Citizen Showcase Registration Form

Project Citizen 2010 Book Order Form

We The People

2009-2010 We the People State Competition Announcement and Registration Form

Minnesota State Competition and Showcase Rules

Minnesota State Hearing Questions 2009-10

Tips for Preparing Students for a Simulated Congressional Hearing

We the People Table of Contents

Bill of Rights Symposium

Bill of Rights Symposium Announcement and Registration

CivicsMN is a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations promoting civics education and participation in Minnesota schools, communities, and government. On February 18, CivicsMN will host its first Civic Education Summit.

CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.

Representative Democracy in America: Voices of the People is a national project designed to reinvigorate and educate Americans on the critical relationship between government and the people it serves. The project introduces citizens, particularly young people, to the representatives, institutions, and processes that serve to realize the goal of a government of, by, and for the people.

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.

The IEA Civic Education Study is the largest and most rigorous study of civic education ever conducted internationally.

Representative Democracy in America is a national project designed to reinvigorate and educate Americans on the critical relationship between government and the people it serves. The project introduces citizens, particularly young people, to the representatives, institutions, and processes that serve to realize the goal of a government of, by, and for the people.