Stepping up for civics.

Stepping up for civics. Districts in as many as 21 states may soon notice an elevation elevation,vertical distance from a datum plane, usually mean sea level to a point above the earth. Often used synonymously with altitude, elevation is the height on the earth's surface and altitude, the height in space above the surface. ofcivic education policy and practice, as the new Campaign for the CivicMission of Schools begins selection of its first grant recipients thismonth. Up to six $150,000 grants and up to 15 $20,000 grants will beawarded to groups of education leaders, legislators, studentassociations, businesses, government agencies and others who jointogether to launch state-level campaigns and projects. For states with favorable fa��vor��a��ble?adj.1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.3. civic education policies, a grant mightprovide teacher training and other support to implement them. Stateswith little policy infrastructure may work to address that shortage.Smaller projects might include district surveys of civic educationresources or plans to increase service learning with a civic focus. The campaign is managed by the Council's Center for Democracy& Citizenship citizenshipRelationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated on citizenship. . Besides the grant program, efforts include preparingan extensive set of civic education resources and practices, addressingsix approaches to the subject area that were presented in a report lastyear. www.excelgov.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations.RFC 1591.