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Close Up Prepares to Celebrate America 250 in D.C. and Philadelphia
Post | July 15, 2025
In the spring and summer of 2026, Close Up is offering a powerful opportunity for students to experience American history where it happened, and to consider how they can help shape what comes next. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Close Up’s America 250 Commemorative High School Program […]
Close Up Receives $100K E.E. Ford Foundation Grant to Develop and Pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential
Post | June 27, 2025
Arlington, Va.—The Close Up Foundation is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Edward E. Ford Foundation Educational Leadership Grant of $100,000 to help develop and pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential. The grant will be matched on a 1:1 basis by Close Up through funds raised by charitable giving or […]
Santa Maria Times | Santa Maria High ‘Close Up’ Students Get Taste of US Capitol
Post | May 12, 2025
Eight Santa Maria High School students in the Close Up Washington D.C. Club traveled to the nation’s capitol with teacher and club co-advisor Amy Hennings March 2-7 to participate in the Close Up Civics Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
FOX32 Chicago | Local Students Reflect on Visiting D.C. for Inauguration Festivities
Post | January 31, 2025
A group of students from northwest Indiana just got back from Washington D.C. They were in town during the inauguration and took part in a week-long government studies program. WATCH VIDEO >
Columbia Gorge News | For Hood River County School District’s Migrant Ed Team, Work is Year-Round
Post | January 17, 2025
HOOD RIVER — Twenty-five Hood River Valley High School (HRV) students in the migrant education program will head to Washington, D.C., over spring break to take part in the Close Up Foundation’s High School Program, “a six day and five night program for high school students to experience their government in action”. READ FULL ARTICLE […]
The Hill | Here are The Hill’s Changemakers 2024
Post | December 17, 2024
Welcome to The Hill’s Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we’re highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who are making an impact at the Capitol and around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with them, these two dozen pathfinders are setting the pace and shaking things up […]
BrowardSchools.com | BCPS Students Participate in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians
Post | December 10, 2024
Approximately 150 newly arrived immigrants and English Language Learners, who are Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school students, will take part in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians from December 10 – 13, 2024. This four-day field trip provides students the opportunity to see first-hand the legislative system at work. Students will visit the […]
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Close Up Prepares to Celebrate America 250 in D.C. and Philadelphia
Post | July 15, 2025
In the spring and summer of 2026, Close Up is offering a powerful opportunity for students to experience American history where it happened, and to consider how they can help shape what comes next. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Close Up’s America 250 Commemorative High School Program […]
Close Up Receives $100K E.E. Ford Foundation Grant to Develop and Pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential
Post | June 27, 2025
Arlington, Va.—The Close Up Foundation is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Edward E. Ford Foundation Educational Leadership Grant of $100,000 to help develop and pilot the Close Up Civil Discourse Credential. The grant will be matched on a 1:1 basis by Close Up through funds raised by charitable giving or […]
Santa Maria Times | Santa Maria High ‘Close Up’ Students Get Taste of US Capitol
Post | May 12, 2025
Eight Santa Maria High School students in the Close Up Washington D.C. Club traveled to the nation’s capitol with teacher and club co-advisor Amy Hennings March 2-7 to participate in the Close Up Civics Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
North Middlesex Regional High School Student One of Nine in Massachusetts Selected to Participate in Close Up: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program
Post | February 11, 2025
TOWNSEND — Superintendent Brad Morgan and Principal Laurie Smith are pleased to announce that North Middlesex Regional High School senior Adam Manni has been selected to participate in the Close Up Washington: Johnson & Johnson Scholarship Program. READ FULL ARTICLE >
Chiefs Get ‘Close Up’ Look at D.C. & Inauguration
Post | February 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. was the spot, as 32 students and three teachers from McIntosh High got hands-on for a week of sightseeing and civic engagement workshops through the “Close Up Foundation.” READ FULL ARTICLE >
ECIER Foundation Students Travel to Washington DC
Post | February 6, 2025
In January 2025, twelve students from Northwest Indiana had the unique opportunity to participate in a weeklong government studies program in Washington D.C. through the ECIER Foundation. This unforgettable trip was part of a partnership with the Close Up Foundation, which is dedicated to providing high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience about […]
FOX32 Chicago | Local Students Reflect on Visiting D.C. for Inauguration Festivities
Post | January 31, 2025
A group of students from northwest Indiana just got back from Washington D.C. They were in town during the inauguration and took part in a week-long government studies program. WATCH VIDEO >
Columbia Gorge News | For Hood River County School District’s Migrant Ed Team, Work is Year-Round
Post | January 17, 2025
HOOD RIVER — Twenty-five Hood River Valley High School (HRV) students in the migrant education program will head to Washington, D.C., over spring break to take part in the Close Up Foundation’s High School Program, “a six day and five night program for high school students to experience their government in action”. READ FULL ARTICLE […]
The Hill | Here are The Hill’s Changemakers 2024
Post | December 17, 2024
Welcome to The Hill’s Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we’re highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who are making an impact at the Capitol and around the world. Whether you agree or disagree with them, these two dozen pathfinders are setting the pace and shaking things up […]
BrowardSchools.com | BCPS Students Participate in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians
Post | December 10, 2024
Approximately 150 newly arrived immigrants and English Language Learners, who are Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) high school students, will take part in Rally to the Tally for New Floridians from December 10 – 13, 2024. This four-day field trip provides students the opportunity to see first-hand the legislative system at work. Students will visit the […]
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