The Five Freedoms Project

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Reginald Gibbons Evanston, Illinois Job Title: Professor

To help educators create high-functioning democratic learning communities, the Five Freedoms Project provides an actionable framework for school leadership, based on four overlapping themes. Click on each of the themes below for action steps and resources:


Religious Liberty. Speech. Press. Assembly. Petition.


Reflect. Connect. Create. Equip. Let Come.


Knowledge. Commitment. Habits. Aspirations. Actions.


Achievement. Balance. Climate. Democratic Practices. Equity.

You Be The Judge

Can a public school require students to submit campaign materials for prior approval?

A high school student campaigning for class president passed out condoms to accompany his slogan, "The Safe Choice." But school rules provided that students must obtain prior approval for their campaign materials, and so school officials disqualified him from the election even though he had received a majority of the votes. The student claimed a violation of his First Amendment rights.

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