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The Committee of Seventy was established in 1904 to combat corruption in Philadelphia, playing a major role in the adoption of civil service reforms and the passage of the 1919 and 1951 Home Rule Charters. A nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, Seventy does not endorse candidates or represent any special interests.
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#c70ed Civics Newsletter

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January 10, 2025 - Celebrating America's civic holidays with free lessons for teachers.

December 11, 2024 - A Can We Talk? competition for the Inauguration, with cash prizes.

November 20, 2024 - An exceptionally Close Race in the PA Youth Mock Election, plus NCSS in Boston.

October 30, 2024 - Sign up for the mock election.

October 15, 2024 - Takeaways from the first PA Civics Educator Forum, plus the upcoming Can We Talk? statewide dialogue.

September 24, 2024 - Upcoming election programs this fall from C70 and our partners.

August 30, 2024 - Sign up for free sets of the Presidential STAR Cards.

August 13, 2024 - Register for the upcoming PA Civics Educator Forum, plus classroom resources and the TACL initiative.

July 17, 2024 - Don't disengage from politics this election season.

July 10, 2024 - Teachers: register for the PA Civics Educator Forum, Sept. 27 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

March 20, 2024 - Recapping the Chester County HS Voter Summit and Civic Learning Week

March 11, 2024 - Educator webinars for Civic Learning Week 2024

March 5, 2024 - PA Youth Mock Election sign-ups; Educator webinars for Civic Learning Week; Studio C70 interviews

February 12, 2024 - Civic Learning Week is March 11-15; Teachers Advancing Civic Learning from the CivXNow coalition; get STAR cards for your students.

January 18, 2024 - Membership in PA Civics, teacher spotlight on a Can We Talk? participant in Montgomery County, and STAR cards.

December 19, 2023 - Preparing for a busy 2024 year in politics in Pennsylvania with C70's civic education resources, plus other opportunities from PA Civics partners.

October 19, 2023 - Sample lessons from Can We Talk? on how to have productive civil dialogue, plus a study that shows mandatory civics test alone likely don't increase youth voter turnout.

September 28, 2023 - A recording of the "State of Civic Education in PA," plus resources from C70 and the League of Women Voters for your classroom.

September 13, 2023 - Previewing the "State of Civics Education in Pennsylvania" event on Sept. 20, plus a teacher spotlight on a Governor's Civic Education Award gold-level winner in Carlisle.

August 24, 2023 - Teaching the 2023 election is great practice for 2024; how C70's resources are being used by high school teachers; opportunities for K-8 students

August 10, 2023 - Resources to teach the 2023 local elections (they matter!), plus professional development opportunities for teachers.

March 6, 2023 - An introduction to the #c70ed newsletter, and previewing the spring primary.