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Students make their political voices heard

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 9:53am

More than 200 middle and high school students from across Texas made their political voices heard through the 2008 Tex Elects contest, which incorporates Get Out the Vote activities into the classroom.

Thirty-six students, and a class of fifth and sixth graders, placed in four campaign messaging categories — persuasive essay, 60-second videotaped public service [...]



 

Contest aims to involve young people in political process

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 08/27/2008 - 10:15am

Tex Elects, a program incorporating Get Out the Vote activities into the classroom, will enable middle and high school students to get involved in the political process through a statewide competition.

Tex Elects, an initiative of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin, is a contest where students use [...]