Free speech doesn’t exist to protect easy agreement. It protects the parent questioning curriculum changes, the citizen asking hard questions about city spending, and the neighbor pointing out local mismanagement. If speech only survives when everyone nods along, it’s not free.…
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New York State’s “Portrait of a Graduate in Practice” initiative provides separate pathways for students to receive recognition for their participation in civics and involvement within the community. One of these pathways is the Seal of Civic Readiness, which is a form of recognition correlated with a work-based learning experience.…
Letter from Leslie Berliant Journalistic Efforts Appreciated I just wanted to send a note of thanks to you and your colleagues in the media. I am very grateful for what you do to keep the public informed and to hold elected officials and candidates accountable. Please keep doing that, our democracy needs you! We need you to keep questioning authority, dig into claims, and help get to the truth, even when it’s inconvenient for those in a position of power—especially…
