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- Instructor: David McGarvey
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 5/20/2021 - 5/27/2021
- Sessions: 2
- Fee: $22.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: The idea of our voting system for Congress is simple in principle. The devil is in the details. Each state is allowed a number of representatives roughly proportional to its population. In the case of the House of Representatives, these become our Congressmen. In the case of the election of our President, they become the Electoral College. This class will discuss 1) the details for the Congressional case, including five ways Congresspersons have been apportioned to States and paradoxes that have occurred., and 2) the presidential elections in which the successful presidential candidate did not win the popular vote.
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- Instructor: Elizabeth Donohoe
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM.
- Dates: 4/20/2021 - 5/11/2021
- Sessions: 4
- Fee: $44.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 15
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: How will public schools fare during these turbulent times? And what impact will a new President and Administration have on public education? Covid 19 outbreaks during 2020 changed the delivery of and funding for public school instruction. Locally, Albemarle County witnessed a drop of 900 students, while Charlottesville City saw a drop of almost 200 students. Kindergarten and lower grades have been hit the hardest, both locally and nationally according to a recent survey of educational leaders by Education Week Research Center.
As public school enrollment declined, private and online for-profit enrollment increased. Pearson, one of the world’s largest education testing and publishing companies, reported a 61 percent increase in applications to its K-12 online learning school Connections Academy. Whether families choose virtual online or hybrid learning with their local public school system or opt out for private schools, private tutors, home-schooling, or for-profit virtual programs depends not just on what is best for their child, but, more importantly perhaps, what is best for family finances. A mix of “light” lecture, aided by PowerPoint slides, and engaging discussion will focus on current events and research, a review of the historical roots of educational choice, an examination of “choice options” from charter schools to vouchers and home schooling, and debate about the future of public K-12 education.
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- Instructor: Brian Cannon
- Day of the week: W, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/7/2021 - 4/7/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: This one-session course provides an update on attempts in Virginia to restrict gerrymandering, including: passage of Constitutional Amendment #1 by more than 65% of Virginia voters in the November 2020 general election; enabling legislation to guide the redistricting commission operations; and follow-up actions taken in the 2021 legislative sessions of the Virginia General Assembly.
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- Instructor: Charles Hamilton
- Day of the week: M, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
- Dates: 4/12/2021 - 5/17/2021
- Sessions: 6
- Fee: $66.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: The Rule of Law has been called humanity’s greatest development of the last 1,000 years yet few people know exactly what it is. We’ll look at some definitions of the concept and some important steps in its development, including the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. We’ll also consider the World Justice Project, a major annual survey of its implementation in the United States and around the world.
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- Instructor: Alyson Ball
- Day of the week: M, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.
- Dates: 2/22/2021 - 2/22/2021
- Sessions: 1
- Fee: $11.00
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- Maximum Enrollment (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 100
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- This course will be delivered in a "Distance Learning" format through Zoom. Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the Zoom link one week before the first class and one day before each class in this course. Click HERE for Zoom Instructions and Tips.
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- *Our classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Course Description: Are you confused by the recent changes to the U.S. immigration system? Between 2016 and 2020, the Trump Administration successfully reduced the number of family-reunification immigrants, work-related visas, refugees, and asylum-seekers. As a result, we will see significant and lasting changes to America for years to come. After a quick fact-based overview of the ways that the administration successfully reduced both unauthorized immigrants as well as legal immigrants, we will explore the possibilities to improve America's immigration landscape and the benefits for our economy, our culture and our democracy.
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THIS COURSE HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT. FEEL FREE TO PLACE YOURSELF ON THE WAITLIST AND WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF SEATS BECOME AVAILABLE.
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