VOICE has undergone three annual cycles of testing and feedback in the Chicago
Public Schools and Illinois District U-46. An independent evaluation
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found that students studying VOICE:
learned three times more about the U.S Constitution and government than did
control classes;
substantially improved their scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills;
had fewer problems with discipline and fighting;
had a better understanding of how to help others solve problems and
successfully engage in projects to address problems in their schools; and
were more aware of their rights and the rights of others.
The Gang Crime Prevention Unit of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
will submit in July 2000 an updated assessment of VOICE as it is implemented in
the Chicago Public Schools and Illinois District U-46.
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Source:
Social Science Education Consortium, "Final Evaluation Report: Violence
Prevention Outcomes in Civic Education,"
Compendium of Research Supporting Law-Related Education, Part II: Alternative
Conceptions/Applications of Law-Related Education
. 1998, Boulder, CO.
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