# News & Events ## Declaration Resources Project in the News [### The Harvard Gazette: Reframing civics education ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/02/harvard-project-reframes-civics-education-via-statewide-pilot/) February 04, 2020 By: Jill Radsken, Harvard Staff Writer Vassal Lane Upper School eighth-grader Bodie Morein toggled his laptop mouse, marching Brianna Little, his video game heroine, to a fort in New York state during revolutionary times. A crowd formed, chanting: “If I... ![Kids playing Portrait of a Tyrant video game in class](/sites/g/files/omnuum10521/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/declaration/files/110819_civics_039.jpg?itok=KP-qw_qy) [### 243rd Lantern Ceremony at Old North Church in Boston ](/news/243rd-lantern-ceremony-old-north-church-boston) April 15, 2018 Danielle Allen was the keynote speaker at the 243rd Lantern Ceremony at Old North Church, which commemorates the night that two lanterns were hung in the steeple to signal that the British regulars were moving "by sea." Click here for video of the full... description [### The Sussex Declaration ](/news/sussex-declaration) April 21, 2017 Click to read the New York Times article, "A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues." Visit the Sussex Declaration page on our website for more information and to read our scholarly papers on the document. description [### History Camp Boston 2017 ](/news/history-camp-boston-2017) March 25, 2017 View slides and video from Emily Sneff's presentation at History Camp Boston 2017 description [### Ed. Magazine: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Video Game ](/news/life-liberty-and-pursuit-video-game) September 07, 2016 By Andrew Bauld, Fall 2016 Issue Read the full article "It might seem an odd direction for a political theorist who has published broadly in democratic theory, political sociology, and the history of political thought. But in an age where the life of... description [### Civic Education and the Declaration of Independence ](/news/civic-ed-and-declaration) July 01, 2016 By Danielle Allen This spring a small but significant political battle played out in the Louisiana Statehouse. Lawmakers shelved a Louisiana house bill requiring that fourth through sixth graders in public schools begin their day by reciting two-thirds of... description [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news) ## About the Project The mission of the Declaration Resources Project is to create innovative and informative resources about the Declaration of Independence. Our goal is to encourage and equip individuals to engage with the text and context of the Declaration in new ways.