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Grauer School Selected to Participate in Dreyfuss Initiative

The Dreyfuss Initiative (TDI) has enlisted the participation of The Grauer School in advancing its mission to reestablish civics education in American classrooms. The Grauer School is renowned nationwide for its successful small school model based on a proprietary combination of college preparatory curriculum and Expeditionary Learning (a method that immerses students in off-campus real-life [...]

Actor Richard Dreyfuss Hosts Bi-Coastal Event to Initiate ‘It’s Time for a Talk’

A partnership of organizations, led by American activist and Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, is hosting live simultaneous events on the East and West coasts to open a National Conversation in cyberspace regarding America’s civics crisis on Monday, January 17, 2011. Entitled, “It’s Time for a Talk; The National Conversation on Revitalizing America’s Civic Culture”, [...]

National Conversation Launched to Revitalize America’s Civic Culture

Scot Faulkner, newly named as first Executive Director of The Dreyfuss Initiative, and Richard Dreyfuss have released the following statement: On January 17, 2011, there will be a “National Conversation” held in cyberspace entitled ‘It’s Time For a Talk.’ This will be the first real-time simulcast, covered by C-SPAN, which will allow a true two [...]