Trust for Representative Democracy
Archived Publications
Civic Education Articles, Books and Reports
The Trust for Representative Democracy is a bold civic education campaign designed to engage citizens and build their understanding and support for America's democratic institutions. Through its numerous programs, the Trust has positively influenced national opinions on representative democracy and has been actively involved in promoting public policies that strengthen the civic mission of schools. Following is a list of articles, books and reports that have been published that support the Trusts' programs and goals.
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Civic Education: Meeting the Challenge, The State Education STANDARD (The Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education), Schools and Citizenship: Going Beyond Government 101 edition, October 2004 (For more information, send email to btsp@ncsl.org
How To Talk To Kids, State Legislatures magazine, September 2004
Out of Classroom Experiences, State Legislatures magazine, September 2004
Legislators Teach and Learn, State Legislatures magazine, January 2004
2003
Citizenship: A Challenge for All Generations, NCSL Public Opinion Survey on Civic Education, September 2003
Citizens in Training, State Legislatures magazine, July/August, 2003
Beyond the Election: Connecting to the Public, A resource kit containing a variety of materials about representative democracy for use with the general public. May 2003
America's Legislators Back to School Week, STATESTATS, State Legislatures magazine, March 2003
Democracy Works, State Legislatures magazine, February 2003
The Civic Mission of Schools, NCSL participated in the development of The Civic Mission of Schools, a groundbreaking report that summarizes the evidence in favor of civic education in k-12 schools and offers recommendations to educators and policymakers (Full Report).
State Capitols and Civic Education, NCSL Survey (Information compiled Fall, 1998; updated May, 2003.)
2002
Encouraging Young Citizenship, State Legislatures magazine, October/November 2002
America's Legislators Back to School Week A sampling of student opinions indicates political participation and interest is low for a number of reasons. NCSL LegisBrief, August/September 2002
Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy A book by political scientists Alan Rosenthal, John Hibbing, Burdett Loomis and Karl Kurtz that examines the question, Does representative democracy work? July 2002
Nevada Senator Still Enjoys Going Back to School, State Legislatures magazine, May 2002
2001
The Legislature as Sausage Factory: It's About Time We Examine This Metaphor, State Legislatures magazine, September 2001
Students Get Into Lawmaking, State Legislatures magazine, July/August, 2001
The Case for Representative Democracy: What Americans Should Know About Their Legislatures (Executive Summary), NCSL booklet, January 2001
Legislators Teach Real World Civics, State Legislatures magazine, March 2000
A New Public Perspective on Representative Democracy: A Guide for Legislative Interns, NCSL, January 2000 (No longer in print. Available Online only.)
We The Young People..., State Legislatures magazine, January 1999
Telling The Legislature's Story, State Legislatures magazine, January 1999
For further information email trust@ncsl.org.
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