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Formerly Constitutional Rights Foundation, a national, non-partisan civic-education nonprofit.

10/14/2026

Bring the legal community into your classroom.

Teachers, on November 12 and 13, Dialogues on Freedom connects high school students with judges, attorneys, and law students for conversations about the values at the heart of American government.

Space is limited. Reserve your classroom visit now: https://lacba.org/?pg=dialogues-on-freedom

10/08/2026

A lifelong teacher from California shared that our recent BRIA article on Horace Mann revealed things he had never come across in all his years of study.

Read "The Legacy of Horace Mann in American Education" and two more classroom-ready articles in the latest BRIA.

Download the issue for free today. https://teachdemocracy.org/program-page/bill-of-rights-in-action-bria/

10/07/2026

The latest issue of BRIA is available now!

Volume 3:1 brings classroom-ready articles on three critical points in history: the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Horace Mann's fight for public schools, and the Lieber Code that shaped the modern laws of war. As with all BRIA issues, each article includes discussion questions and an activity.

Download the issue for free today! https://teachdemocracy.org/program-page/bill-of-rights-in-action-bria/

10/06/2026

Members of the legal community! Volunteer for Teach Democracy’s 49th Annual Los Angeles County Mock Trial Competition!

Attorneys, judges, and law school students are needed to help preside over and score trials as hundreds of middle and high school students take the courtroom this November.

Your time makes a difference. Even a few hours of volunteering can help give a student an experience they’ll remember for a lifetime—and every volunteer means more students get their day in court.

📚 Attorneys can earn up to 2 MCLE credits
🎓 Law school students can earn volunteer hours

Dates: Nov. 2, 4, 10, 12 & 17
Location: Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Time: 5:00 p.m.

Interested in volunteering? Visit our Mock Trial page and click the “Volunteer” tab to sign up:
https://teachdemocracy.org/program-page/mock-trial/

Please share with your colleagues and legal community network!

10/02/2026

Students from John Adams Middle School, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies - LACES, and Los Angeles School of Global Studies speak about their Civic Action Projects at the Teach Democracy 2026 Annual Celebration.

We're proud of these four teams who saw a problem in their community and did something about it.

10/01/2026

Teachers from San Bernardino to Ventura County came together for the 22nd Annual Constitution Day Mini-Conference at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, co-sponsored by Teach Democracy.

Damon Huss emceed, Christina Muñoz of the Los Angeles County Office of Education offered a warm welcome, Prof. Mike Williams of the University of San Diego delivered the keynote, and Kathleen Hughes led a Civic Action Project session. A fantastic student panel featuring Brandon Cho of our CAP Youth Board closed the day.

Thank you to every educator who joined us!

09/30/2026

At the 2026 Annual Celebration, students took the stage to share the Civic Action Projects they led in their own communities.

Students from Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies - LACES presented The Insight Project and a project on bullying and violence in schools. Los Angeles School of Global Studies students took on youth homelessness. And students from John Adams Middle School celebrated America's 250th.

From the CAP Expo to the Annual Celebration stage, these students aren't waiting to practice democracy. They're doing it. Because democracy doesn't happen to us. It happens through us.

Thank you to their teachers, Nicole Solig, Avery Raimondo, and Jorge Cierra, for guiding this work.

09/25/2026

Last Thursday's Annual Celebration brought supporters, sponsors, and students together around one mission: helping young people become the informed participants our democracy needs. Thanks to you, we raised $69,806 that night.

We're not ready to call it a night just yet. We're $30,194 away from our $100,000 goal, and that's about 60 more classrooms of students learning that democracy is something you do, and that their voices belong in it.

Help us close the gap by Sunday at midnight.

Donate now: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/teachdemocracy/

09/24/2026

At this year's Annual Celebration, we honored Brian R. Michael with the Lloyd M. Smith Award for his distinguished service to Teach Democracy and its mission.

It's hard to think of anyone more deserving. Brian serves on our Board of Directors and is a partner at Morrison Foerster, where he is a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense group and chairs the Global Ethics + Compliance practice. Over 25 years as a federal prosecutor, in-house compliance leader, and private practitioner, he has built a career on integrity and service, and he has given both to this organization without hesitation.

Thank you, Brian, for everything you do.

09/23/2026

The 2026 Bill of Rights Award went to Brad D. Brian at this year's Annual Celebration, recognizing outstanding professional achievement, community service, and modeling positive citizenship for today's youth.

Few people embody the award's spirit more than Brad. As Firm Chair of Munger, Tolles & Olson and a trial lawyer for more than four decades, he has built a career on advocating for justice, one that reflects our mission to build informed, engaged citizens nationwide.

Congratulations, Brad, and thank you.

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