McCormick Foundation Civics Program

Get ready for Banned Books Week! Banned Books week is next week Sept. 30-Oct. 6. Check out the American Library Association Website for ideas, resources, events and how you can participate in the Virtual Read Out.

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Freedom to Read | American Library Associ Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, tea...

How Would the Presidential Campaigns Change if the Voting Age Were 13? The New York Times Learning Network wants to hear from students. Those who submit responses could be featured on their Website.

How Would the Presidential Campaigns Change if the Voting Age Were 13? Answer this question by Sept. 21 and you'll be entered to win a contest to have your thoughts featured on The Learning Network and elsewhere on NYTimes.com.

"When government talks about punishing a speaker for speaking, it’s called 'viewpoint discrimination,' which the First Amendment forbids." -Gene Policinski, First Amendment Center. Check out Gene's Op-ed on the Chick-fil-A controversy.

Cities should keep hands off Chick-fil-A | First Amendment Center – news, commentary, analysis on f Using government power to try to punish or chill speech that some don't like is unacceptable under the First Amendment.