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by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Draw the Lines PA (DTL) is barnstorming the state this fall to launch its three-year initiative to inform and engage Pennsylvanians around gerrymandering and democratic reform.

by Meish Goldish

This workshop will be of use to any leader who wants to engage more deeply and usefully with either internal or external stakeholders.

PA Civics, a statewide network formed in 2019 to strengthen and expand civic education in Pennsylvania, officially welcomed the News Literacy Project and Carpenters’ Hall as the 24th and 25th members of the coalition during its quarterly meeting on July 10. The News Literacy Project, the nation’s largest provider of news literacy education, and Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the First Continental Congress in 1774, join a growing list of partners that includes the Association of Former Members of Congress, the National Constitution Center, the Heinz History Center, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and The Committee of Seventy.

Councilmember Derek Green today introduced his second package of reform legislation this year, this time proposing a special commission to gather public input for redrawing Philadelphia’s 10 City Council districts.

Join Code for Philly for #CELaunchpad: a month-long, project-launching event focused on civic engagement with local government and democratic systems.

The Committee of Seventy announced that it has been awarded major grants totaling $900,000 to support its work to strengthen democracy, elections and civic education in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. This includes an $800,000 grant from William Penn Foundation, matching their previous investment from 2022—the largest grant Seventy ever received in its history. Seventy will also receive $80,000 from the Agua Fund, and $20,000 from CivXNow, a project of iCivics.

The Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE) is sponsoring open dialogues to collect public feedback on what our goals should be for public education as the state considers how to adjust state funding for education.

The Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE) is sponsoring open dialogues to collect public feedback on what our goals should be for public education as the state considers how to adjust state funding for education.