In the past decade, information technology has begun to transform anti-poverty efforts and bring to the poverty world some of the increases in productivity that have been common in the private sector.
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More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s basic 33 question test on civic literacy and more than 1,700 people failed, with the average score 49 percent, or an “F.” Elected officials scored even lower than the general public with an average score of 44 percent and only 0.8 percent (or 21) of all surveyed earned an “A.”
Even more startling is the fact that over twice as many people know Paula Abdul was a judge on American Idol than know that the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people” comes from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
This is the third study of civic literacy by the ISI. Click the link to take the test yourself. You may be surprised at what you don't know about American history and institutions.
Video | 02:27 | European, Latinos, Mexican, Multiple Immigrant Groups | Hollywood, CA
View the trailer for "Crossing Over", a new movie with Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Sean Penn... Read More
For the 10th year, San Francisco State students are helping older immigrants in their quest to become U.S. citizens. The path to citizenship can be a daunting one for elderly immigrants as they prepare for interviews, a civics exam and English language tests. Thirty students are volunteering in community-based English and citizenship classes this semester as part of Project SHINE. Their support will be especially useful this fall as citizenship applicants now face a new civics test introduced Oct. 1.
Read more at SFSU Web site.
Penn State University Dickinson School of Law’s Center for Immigrants’ Rights will host its first immigration symposium. The theme of this day-long symposium is “Immigration in a New Administration.”
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive. (Source: New York Times. Registration required.)
Tags: Barack Obama, Obama, president
Topics: Citizenship, Civic Life, Ending Racism, Policy, Politics
Topics: Citizenship, Civic Life, Ending Racism, Policy, Politics
Election Day - What an amazing day it is! Enormous, historic, no matter what the outcome. As we wait for the polls to close, it feels necessary to mark the moment on our New Routes website.
New Routes is a project that embraces a vision of an inclusive, abundant nation. Read More
Barack Obama’s campaign said that the senator had no knowledge of the immigration status of a Kenyan relative who was reported to be living in the United States illegally. Read More at the New York Times Immigration and Refugees Web site
Two new reports highlight the political preferences and emerging influence of Asian Pacific Americans. Read More at the New America Media Web site
CAAAELII stands for Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European, & Latino Immigrants of Illinois. Their mission is to strengthen diverse voices of inter-generational immigrant and refugee communities by building alliances through a transformative process to develop grassroots power that impacts public policy. Their programs include english literacy/civics courses, citizenship and voter training, policy advocacy, and computer technology courses.
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A national program of the