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		<title>The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship at the Lou Frey Institute has joined the Civics Renewal Network!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed a new logo, similiar to what is above this post, appearing on the FJCC homepage. That &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/the-florida-joint-center-for-citizenship-at-the-lou-frey-institute-has-joined-the-civics-renewal-network/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Florida Gubernatorial Candidates to Speak at Upcoming State Social Studies Conference!</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/florida-gubernatorial-candidates-to-speak-at-upcoming-state-social-studies-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 19:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends from the Florida Council for the Social Studies want to remind you of the upcoming conference! We are &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/florida-gubernatorial-candidates-to-speak-at-upcoming-state-social-studies-conference/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Teaching the Constitution with Political Cartoons</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/08/21/teaching-the-constitution-with-political-cartoons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevemasy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 13, 2017, 7-8 p.m. ET Anyone Home? Cartoon by Clifford Berryman,&#160;2/24/1920 Register today Join the&#160;Center for Legislative Archives&#160;to discover &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/08/21/teaching-the-constitution-with-political-cartoons/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>A New Approach for FJCC</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/a-new-approach-for-fjcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 18:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevemasy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As folks are likely aware at this point, funding for the Lou Frey Institute was vetoed by Governor Scott.&#160;The work &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/a-new-approach-for-fjcc/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Linking Literacy and Civic Action: A DBQ Project/FJCC Collaboration</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/linking-literacy-and-civic-action-a-dbq-projectfjcc-collaboration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that exposing students early to, and helping them contextualize and understand, primary sources is vital to helping them &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/linking-literacy-and-civic-action-a-dbq-projectfjcc-collaboration/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Florida Council for the Social Studies 2017 Conference</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/florida-council-for-the-social-studies-2017-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello friends. The 2017 Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference is now accepting proposals for this fall. This is &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/florida-council-for-the-social-studies-2017-conference/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>FJCC New Civics Teacher Webinar: What to Expect When You Are Expecting the Civics EOCA now available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, friends of FJCC and civics. Our recent webinar, What to Expect When You are Expecting the Civics EOCA, &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/fjcc-new-civics-teacher-webinar-what-to-expect-when-you-are-expecting-the-civics-eoca-now-available/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Action Civics Survey</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/action-civics-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heli Mishael, a student at Harvard&#8217;s Kennedy School, is doing some investigatory research around action civics and what teachers need &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/action-civics-survey/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Upcoming SOURCES Conference at UCF!</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/upcoming-sources-conference-at-ucf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOURCES Annual Conference University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Saturday, January 14, 2017 The Teaching with Primary Sources Program at &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/upcoming-sources-conference-at-ucf/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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		<title>Even MORE Upcoming FCSS Sessions!</title>
		<link>https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/even-more-upcoming-fcss-sessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this weekend is the start of the Florida Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Have you registered yet? &#8230;<p><a href="https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/even-more-upcoming-fcss-sessions/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a></p>
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