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3Rs students on a field
trip to the federal court
U .S . District Court Judge
Dan Aaron Polster with
3Rs students

The 3Rs Program – Rights • Responsibilities • Realities is your
chance to give an hour to change a life in your local schools.

Cleveland has said YES to its With your help, we can make sure all students
students — join us in 2019–20! in our local, urban public schools enjoy the
benefits of legal leaders making a connection
Since its inaugural year in 2006, more than 2,300 with them, teaching them about the law, and
Cleveland-area judges, lawyers, and legal staff championing them as they prepare for life after
have signed up to make a difference through high school. In as little as one hour a month
the CMBA’s 3Rs program: an award-winning, for six lessons total, you can make a difference
“Even if we innovative partnership between the Cleveland in the lives of young people in our community.
legal community and the school district that has
just have a little had a proven, lasting impact on students in our The lessons are already written, tested, and
community. 3Rs lessons combine important
refined to make the process for volunteers easy.
impact on one government concepts, basic Constitutional And they work! In 2018, Cleveland 11th grade
social studies scores on proficiency exams
law, and career counseling to help students
or two students, appreciate the law and look to their future. went up more than 17%, the highest increase
of any subject tested thanks in significant part
that could lead to In 2018–19 we placed volunteers in 72 to The 3Rs. Higher test scores mean more
classrooms across 21 high schools, but
students can graduate and pursue their goals
positive change in we’re not ready to rest until we can post-high school.
match teams to every 11th grade U.S.
those students’ lives Government classroom in the Cleveland To sign up to volunteer for The 3Rs, visit
and East Cleveland schools again. Our
CleMetroBar.org/3Rs, email JPaine@
goal in 2019–20 is ensure that we
and that makes it continue to meet and exceed the call for CleMetroBar.org, or complete the sign
up form in this month’s Bar Journal on
volunteers for all classes, from students in
all worth it.” new tech, to those in early college prep, to page 6. Make the commitment today to
say YES to Cleveland and East Cleveland
those who are just now learning English as students with The 3Rs!
– Hon . Dick Ambrose, Cuyahoga County new arrivals to our country.
Court of Common Pleas, volunteer at
Lincoln West High School

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