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PLAN NOW FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARENESS DAY!

When? Pick any day that best fits your schedule!

What Can You Do? Invite a local government official into your class as a speaker-visit city hall-research the history of your city-hold a discussion on sales tax revenues--brainstorm an issue facing your school, city, state, or country--hold a debate on that issue and develop an action plan to solve that issue.

Why? To introduce students to the important role local government plays in their community

Partners: University of MO-St. Louis-College of Education, University of MO-Extension, Missouri Municipal League (MML), Missouri City/County Management Association (MCMA), Missouri Bar, & St. Louis Area City Management Association (SLACMA)

Program Name

MY LOGO is the new name for the Local Government Program(formerly Local Government CECH-UP). The name stands for "Missouri Youth Engaged in Local Government."

Program Director

Sandy Diamond, M.Ed., is the the MY LOGO Program Director. She also serves as Director for Kids Voting Missouri. Both programs are part of the Citizenship Education Clearing House at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Education.

Prior to joining UMSL in 1999, Sandy was the Newspapers in Education (NIE) Coordinator for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and also taught government/civics for the Hazelwood School District.

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What 2009 Students Learned About
Local Government

"I learned that Missouri became a state in 1821."

"I learned that Nodaway County is the 5^th largest landmass county in the state."

"I learned there are 115 counties in the state—114 regular and the city/county of St. Louis"

"I learned that President Hoover owned a farm in Nodaway County."

"I learned that government exists to do the peoples’ business."

"I learned that Nodaway County has 15 townships."

"I learned how a City Council works."

"I learned that there are a lot of different issues that need to be addressed and considered from both sides."

"I learned how much government is involved in everything we do."

"I learned that Democracy is hard."

"I learned how much government works with their community."

"I learned how complicated but great our Democratic government is."

"I learned that people have different points of view."

"I learned that kids really want to make a difference in their communities."

Citizenship Education Clearing House (CECH) college of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis and University Outreach & Extension. Funded by a grant from the Urban Extension Project, a joint effort of the East Central Region, University Outreach & Extension, and Continuing Education & Outreach, University of Missouri - St. Louis.