John F. Tinker to Deliver Keynote Address at We the People National Finals
John F. Tinker will speak during the awards ceremony at the We the People National Finals on April 29. Tinker was a petitioner in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), studied by We the People students. One school will be presented with a special Tinker Award for its response to Unit 5, Question 3. The award is sponsored by the John F. Tinker Foundation. Tinker's speech will be broadcast live via the Center's Facebook page.

Accepting Applications for Summer Programs!  High school teachers and students will receive an interactive and high-quality educational experience in history and civics. Applications for this summer's Presidential and Congressional Academies will be accepted until all spaces are filled!

Educating High-Need Students for Citizenship  In this paper and slideshow, Professor Diana Owen, Maria Gallo, Kathryn Hartzell, and Jenny Lee present the results of the James Madison Legacy Project's professional development, which has reached more than 2,000 teachers and 80,000 students
nationwide since 2015. Presented at a workshop for the Western Political Science Association conference in San Diego on April 18.

Randi Weingarten Highlights We the People in National Press Club Speech  In a speech to the National Press Club on April 18, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten mentioned teaching We the People as an example of providing teachers with a real voice and agency in the profession. Photo: Kion Lofton.