Q. What is the Youth for Justice National Teach-In? A. The Third Annual National Teach-In encourages young people to teach one another about important questions of liberty, security, justice, and equality in America. The 2006 National Teach-In will involve up to 100 classes of middle and high school students and will take place in coordination with National Youth Service Day and National Law Day. The National Teach-In is open to groups of students in classrooms in schools, clubs, after-school programs, and juvenile justice settings. Q. How do my students participate? A. Youth for Justice will post eight lessons devoted to liberty, security, justice, and equality on the 2006 National Teach-In website. Participating students agree to teach one of these lessons to at least one class of peers and/or younger students between April 17 and May 7, 2006. Each teacher or class sponsor also agrees to have their students write about their experiences to their Representatives and/or Senators in Congress and file a written report to Youth for Justice. Q. What resources will my class receive? A. Youth for Justice will award a mini-grant of $200 to the first 100 classes nationwide that register. Participating classes also will be listed on the National Teach-In web site www.crfc.org/YFJ_Teachin2006.html, along with selected reports.

Q. What is Youth for Justice? A. Youth for Justice is the national coordinated law-related education (LRE) program supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the U.S. Department of Justice and is a collaboration of the American Bar Association, the Center for Civic Education, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, and Street Law, Inc. Youth for Justice provides young people with opportunities and strategies to participate in society as effective citizens through high quality LRE programs in cooperation with its national network of State LRE Centers. Q. What is National Youth Service Day? A. National Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, engaging millions of young Americans and focusing national attention on the amazing leadership of young people. Coordinated by Youth Service America, National Youth Service Day aims to: mobilize youth to identify and address the needs of their communities through service; support youth on a life-long path of service and civic engagement; and educate the public, the media, and policymakers about the year-round contributions of young people as community leaders. The U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP) is a national partner. Q. What is National Law Day? A. National Law Day is a celebration of our great heritage of liberty, justice, and equality under law. In 1957, American Bar Association President Charles S. Rhyne, a Washington, D.C. attorney, envisioned a special day for celebrating the American legal system. In 1961, May 1 was designated by joint resolution of Congress as the official date for Celebrating Law Day, U.S.A.