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Tierney Cahill is a 6th grade teacher in Reno, Nevada who ran for Congress to show her students that "real people can participate in government." The story of her campaign - in which her students play a major and prominent role - is the subject of an upcoming movie starring Hallie Berry. Twenty-eight sixth graders served as her campaign managers.
See Tierney Cahill in action: VIDEO
The discussion of the campaign starts around minute 10 +/-
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COMMENTS
Otistene Smith
• 05/07/2014 02:18 PM
Public School Program Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Education
Interesting process.