Cynthia Jarrett receives American Civic Education Teacher Award

Article Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The 2011 Elementary School Winner is: Cynthia Jarrett – Durant Road Elementary School, Raleigh, NC.

In 2006, the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress at Indiana University, and the National Education Association launched the American Civic Education Teacher Awards (ACETA), designed to recognize educators who have demonstrated a special expertise in teaching about the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Congress, and public policy.

Each year the ACETA program selects and showcases three teachers who have done exemplary work in preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. These honorees are full-time, K–12 classroom teachers, serving in public or private schools.

ACETA recipients receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in an educational program that includes observing committee hearings in Congress, meeting members of Congress and other key officials, and visiting sites such as the National Archives and the U.S. Supreme Court. The teachers are also honored during an awards ceremony at a major civic education conference.

This is great news for our State!

Watch Ms. Cindy Jarrett's 5th grade class in action.

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