Rendell Center moves to Penn
The Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement has relocated its headquarters to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the institutions announced Wednesday.
Two public policy centers in the Philadelphia region are joining forces to improve civics education in schools.
The Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement has relocated its headquarters to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the institutions announced Wednesday.
The Rendell Center, led by Marjorie O. Rendell, 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, has targeted its civics work in lower grades, while the Annenberg Center has worked with middle and high schools.
Created in 2013 in collaboration with the National Constitution Center, the Rendell Center had been based at Arcadia University in Glenside. Both Arcadia and the Constitution Center will continue to be involved with the center, the institutions said.
"We at Penn are honored and delighted to partner with the Rendell Center," Penn President Amy Gutmann said in a statement. "The Center's goal of buttressing a robust civics education for young people aligns beautifully with the ideals of Penn's founder Benjamin Franklin, and mirrors the university's own long-standing commitment to civic engagement.…"