Darren Reisberg, the Executive Director of David Axelrod's Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago has been appointed to Illinois’ Task Force on Civic Education.
The purpose of the government task force is analyze the current state of civic education in Illinois and make recommendations to the General Assembly on how to increase civic literacy and capacity of youth to be informed participants in the political system.
The task force was created last spring after the passage of HB 2428, which was sponsored in the Illinois House by Rep. Deborah Conroy (D-Villa Park) and in the Senate by Thomas Cullerton (D-Villa Park).
The group must present their recommendations by May 31.
