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North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
FOX32 Chicago | Local Students Reflect on Visiting D.C. for Inauguration Festivities
Post | January 31, 2025
A group of students from northwest Indiana just got back from Washington D.C. They were in town during the inauguration and took part in a week-long government studies program. WATCH VIDEO >
Columbia Gorge News | For Hood River County School District’s Migrant Ed Team, Work is Year-Round
Post | January 17, 2025
HOOD RIVER — Twenty-five Hood River Valley High School (HRV) students in the migrant education program will head to Washington, D.C., over spring break to take part in the Close Up Foundation’s High School Program, “a six day and five night program for high school students to experience their government in action”. READ FULL ARTICLE […]
The Hill | Here are The Hill’s Changemakers 2024
Post | December 17, 2024
Welcome to The Hill’s Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we’re highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who are making an impact at the Capitol and around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with them, these two dozen pathfinders are setting the pace and shaking things up […]
BrowardSchools.com | BCPS Students Participate in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians
Post | December 10, 2024
Approximately 150 newly arrived immigrants and English Language Learners, who are Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school students, will take part in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians from December 10 – 13, 2024. This four-day field trip provides students the opportunity to see first-hand the legislative system at work. Students will visit the […]
EducationWeek | Inside a Class Teaching Kids to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically
Post | December 9, 2024
Washington , D.C. – On a chilly November morning here, Brie Wattier’s 8th graders at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School had their eyes trained on the slides projected at the front of the class. “What are the good things about social media?” the slides read. “What are the bad things?” READ FULL ARTICLE > […]
Emilea Johnson in the Chicago Tribune | As a First-Time Rural Voter, Our Community Was Overlooked in 2024 Yet Again
Post | December 3, 2024
Driven by my motivation to address stereotypes about my community and advocate for our needs, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for a weekend in July to attend America in One Room: The Youth Vote. During a few days of passionate political deliberation with more than 400 fellow first-time voters, I was excited to serve as […]
The 2024 USET Impact Week Youth Summit
Post | October 14, 2024
What is the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET)? For over 30 years, Close Up has partnered with USET to foster civic and democratic engagement among students from USET’s member tribal nations. USET is a nonprofit, intertribal organization established in 1969. It serves 33 federally recognized tribal nations from the northeastern woodlands to the […]
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North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
FOX32 Chicago | Local Students Reflect on Visiting D.C. for Inauguration Festivities
Post | January 31, 2025
A group of students from northwest Indiana just got back from Washington D.C. They were in town during the inauguration and took part in a week-long government studies program. WATCH VIDEO >
Columbia Gorge News | For Hood River County School District’s Migrant Ed Team, Work is Year-Round
Post | January 17, 2025
HOOD RIVER — Twenty-five Hood River Valley High School (HRV) students in the migrant education program will head to Washington, D.C., over spring break to take part in the Close Up Foundation’s High School Program, “a six day and five night program for high school students to experience their government in action”. READ FULL ARTICLE […]
The Hill | Here are The Hill’s Changemakers 2024
Post | December 17, 2024
Welcome to The Hill’s Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we’re highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who are making an impact at the Capitol and around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with them, these two dozen pathfinders are setting the pace and shaking things up […]
BrowardSchools.com | BCPS Students Participate in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians
Post | December 10, 2024
Approximately 150 newly arrived immigrants and English Language Learners, who are Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school students, will take part in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians from December 10 – 13, 2024. This four-day field trip provides students the opportunity to see first-hand the legislative system at work. Students will visit the […]
EducationWeek | Inside a Class Teaching Kids to Stop Scrolling and Think Critically
Post | December 9, 2024
Washington , D.C. – On a chilly November morning here, Brie Wattier’s 8th graders at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School had their eyes trained on the slides projected at the front of the class. “What are the good things about social media?” the slides read. “What are the bad things?” READ FULL ARTICLE > […]
Emilea Johnson in the Chicago Tribune | As a First-Time Rural Voter, Our Community Was Overlooked in 2024 Yet Again
Post | December 3, 2024
Driven by my motivation to address stereotypes about my community and advocate for our needs, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for a weekend in July to attend America in One Room: The Youth Vote. During a few days of passionate political deliberation with more than 400 fellow first-time voters, I was excited to serve as […]
The 2024 USET Impact Week Youth Summit
Post | October 14, 2024
What is the United South and Eastern Tribes Inc. (USET)? For over 30 years, Close Up has partnered with USET to foster civic and democratic engagement among students from USET’s member tribal nations. USET is a nonprofit, intertribal organization established in 1969. It serves 33 federally recognized tribal nations from the northeastern woodlands to the […]
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