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Who Won the Presidency? Local Schools Cast Votes
There was a clear winner as students cast votes in mock elections at schools in Park Ridge, Niles, Des Plaines and Morton Grove. They voted for Obama or Romney as a way to learn about U.S. government. See how your school voted, or participated.
With students as young as kindergarten subjected to relentless political commercials, local educators found a way to get them involved in the election: the ballot box. Of course, their votes don't count. But they do serve to inform kids that they will be able to participate someday. "We had wanted a way for our students to learn how we choose our presidents," said Dr. Tim Grivois-Shah, assistant principal at Nelson School in Niles, part of East Maine Elementary District 63. Get Niles-Morton Grove news or Park Ridge news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper! Learn more. Nelson students from kindergarten to sixth grade came to the library, where parent volunteers, acting as poll workers, checked their names and …
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