America's Legislators Back to School Program

Direct From the Media! (2007/2008)

View a partial list of news articles from across the country mentioning America's Legislators Back to School Program. The event is designed to teach young people--the nation's future voters and leaders--what it's like to serve as an elected official: the processes, the pressures, and the debate, negotiation and compromise that are the very fabric of representative democracy.  By entering the classroom and listening to students' perspectives, legislators are able to initiate a dialogue while letting American youth know that their ideas count.

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Arizona
Legislators educate Pima Butte students on how to govern, 85329.com, September 28, 2007

Northwest school all abuzz from Bee’s visit, ExplorerNews.com, November 7, 2007

Indiana
Kathy Kreag Richardson: A tasty lesson in lawmaking, The Noblesville Daily Times, October 23, 2007

Representative Tom Dermody and Senator Jim Arnold visit U.S. history classes, The Herald-Argus, September 28, 2007.

New York
Back to School Mayor! Assemblyman and WNY Mayor Sal Vega hits the classroom, West New York Reporter.com, November 11, 2007

North Carolina
Elementary pupils to have breakfast with legislators, Sun Journal, September 11, 2007

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Contacts:

If you have a BTSP article that you would like to submit, please email BTSP@ncsl.org. Please include your contact information.

For further information about America's Legislators Back to School Program, contact Karl Kurtz, Jan Goehring, Joy Heiserman or Joyce Johnson at (303) 364-7700; or send an email to BTSP@ncsl.org.

Updated November 14, 2007
Posted May 26, 2005

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