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Civic Literacy: Charting the Dimensions and Consequences of a Civic Deficit
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers, Education / Youth on June 6th, 2011
Sheila Suess Kennedy Professor of Law & Public Policy Erin Braun, MPA Student Adriene Tynes, MPA Student School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Abstract Available data gives evidence of a widespread lack of constitutional competence and civic literacy in the United States. The consequences of this ignorance are profound; the [...]
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My Traditional Family
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on November 27th, 2009
Like so many Americans, my family has developed a number of holiday traditions. We always have Thanksgiving at my house, with children, grandchildren, step-children and “adoptees”—friends without their own families nearby. The day after, we put up the Kennedy Christmas Tree, ornamenting it with a few dreidles, a small replica of the Bill of Rights, [...]
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Our Current Mess–a recent rant
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 18th, 2009
[The other night, I spoke to the Washington Township Democratic Club, and thought I'd post those remarks here.] When I labeled this talk “The Current Mess” it was because I hadn’t decided what to talk about, and I figured “mess” covered pretty much anything I might choose—locally, I might be talking about our Mayor. [...]
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