The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is sponsoring the new Kevin B. Harrington Memorial Award for Excellence in Democracy Education. This annual award recognizes an individual or organization that best informs students and the general public of the value and strength of our form of government. Individual legislators, legislative staff, legislative chambers or entire legislatures are among eligible recipients. Nominations may include other individuals or organizations that effectively promote representative democracy.
Kevin B. Harrington of Salem, Mass. was the founding president of NCSL in 1975. He was an educator by profession, president of the Massachusetts Senate (1971 - 1978), and a leading advocate of civic education.
NCSL’s Trust for Representative Democracy is now seeking nominations for this award. Anyone may submit a nomination, including self-nominations. Nomination forms, available online, are due by March 1, 2011.
The first Kevin B. Harrington Award will be presented at the NCSL Executive Committee meeting in Boston on May 7, 2011. We hope you will consider nominating a worthy recipient.
my vote goes to the educator who advocates
a 12 month public education schedule.
Including facility usage for 12 months,
and co-locate public libraries at these
public assets too. Among other public
services requiring infrastructure to serve
K-12 age groups.
Posted by: James Kester | February 15, 2011 at 06:44 AM