Civic & Law-Related Education

Law-related education (LRE) is a blend of legal content and interactive teaching strategies. LRE teaches non-lawyers and students about the law, legal principles, rights and responsibilities, and empowers them to be effective citizens. Street Law’s civics and LRE programs offer curriculum designed around these principles, training in these methods, and program design to develop educated, active citizens—both in the U.S. and abroad.

In the News

Glencoe to Publish Practical Law Curriculum Designed to Engage High School Students

November 14, 2008 High school students will have the opportunity to study "real world" law, democracy, and human rights when the eighth edition of Glencoe/McGraw-Hill's Street Law: A Course in Practical Law debuts in January. Read more

Teaching Advocacy and Making Change

March 15, 2008 Advisers of school-sponsored groups are no strangers to bake sales, car washes, food and clothing drives, and other fundraising activities to help those in need. While important and worthy of applause, these efforts do not always challenge young people to put their civic education into action. Read more

Corporate Spotlight: New Jersey Companies and Pro Bono

November 1, 2007 Corporate legal departments are the relatively new kids on the pro bono block, and there's still a long way to go before in-house lawyers match their firm-based counterparts. Still, a number of national trends seem to indicate that real changes are occurring at general counsel offices, including those in New Jersey. Read more

Raising the Bar in Your School

November 1, 2007 In schools across the country, students have the opportunity to be lawyers — questioning witnesses, making statements to the jury, cross-examining defendants. Read more