In Indiana, 6,000 students annually participate in We the People. Those who do participate in this program excel. Research has shown that We the People students outperform the national sample of high school students in every civic knowledge category.
Author Biography
Charles Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap is the Executive Director of the Indiana Bar Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Dunlap graduated Cum Laude from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. As the Executive Director of the Indiana Bar Foundation, Mr. Dunlap is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations and programs of the Foundation which include administration of the Indiana IOLTA program, several statewide Civic Education Programs, a statewide Loan Repayment Assistance Program, as well as all grant making and fundraising programs. Prior to joining the Indiana Bar Foundation Mr. Dunlap was the Assistant Director of Planned Giving for the Indiana University Foundation in Bloomington, Indiana where he worked on numerous complex charitable gifts involving a variety of trusts, bequests, insurance gifts, and gifts of real estate.
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