Past Media Coverage

Below are links to a sampling of articles related to the Civic Literacy Initiative of Kentucky and its projects.

Title: Mock election simulates student experience at polls
Date: 10/05/2007
Source: Kentucky Kernel
Writer: Katie Saltz
Lead: Nearly 180 students voted in yesterday's mock gubernatorial election aimed at increasing voter turnout at the polls when Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Steve Beshear face off this November.

Title: Voter registration books for next month's election to close Tuesday
Date: 10/04/2007
Source: Daily Independent (Ashland)
Lead: If Kentuckians want to participate in the upcoming general election on Nov. 6, they have less than a week to make sure they are registered to vote, Kentucky’s chief election official, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, announced on Wednesday.

Title: Voter Registration Week declared near deadline
Date: 10/01/2007
Source: Kentucky Enquirer
Writer: PATRICK CROWLEY
Lead: Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Gov. Ernie Fletcher, Republicans running for re-election Nov. 6, are trying to get more people registered to vote.

Title: Conference focuses on civics in schools
Date: 09/24/2007
Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Writer: Antoinette Konz
Lead: National and local leaders joined education officialsfrom 14 states at a conference in Louisville over the weekend to discuss the importance of restoring civic education in America's schools.

Title: Secretary of State promotes program
Date: 08/07/2007
Source: Henderson Gleaner
Writer: FRANK BOYETT
Lead: Secretary of State Trey Grayson visited Henderson County Monday to promote his program to honor veterans.

Title: Grayson pushes voter program during visit
Date: 08/03/2007
Source: Big Sandy News (Louisa)
Writer: BSN Staff report
Lead: Secretary of State Trey Grayson was in Floyd County Wednesday to push the "Vote in Honor of a Veteran" initiative aimed at getting out more voters.

Title: It's a draw
Date: 07/09/2007
Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Writer: Joseph Gerth
Lead: If Kentucky's Governors Scholars are any indication, this year's governor's race should be a doozy.

Title: Voter registrations set record
Date: 05/02/2007
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Writer: The Associated Press
Lead: A record number of Kentuckians are registered to vote in the May 22 primary election, the secretary of state's office said Tuesday.

Title: Students choose governor, mirror media polls
Date: 04/21/2007
Source: Daily Independent (Ashland)
Writer: Staff report
Lead: Students at Kentucky’s public universities have made their choices known for their preferred nominees in the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial primary.

Title: EKU students get practice before going to the polls
Date: 04/21/2007
Source: Richmond Register
Writer: Ronica Shannon
Lead: Secretary of State Trey Grayson is making sure that college students realize the importance of voting and participating in the May primary election.

Title: MSU to hold mock primary
Date: 04/11/2007
Source: Murray Ledger & Times
Writer: Kristin Taylor
Lead: Education - Murray State University

Title: Mock Election draws first-time voters
Date:4/10/2007
Source: State Journal (Frankfort)
Writer: Sara Gividen
Lead: Kentucky State University was the first stop Monday on a statewide mock election tour by Representatives from Secretary of State Trey Grayson's office

Title: Around the nation, young voters tune out - but not in Kentucky 
Date: 11/07/2006
Source: Kentucky Post
Writer: Lauren Smith and Michael Collins
Lead: Adam Sandfoss loves to talk politics. He talks about it too much, as far as his friends are concerned.

Title: State launches Voter Information Website
Date: 9/25/06
Source: WLKY
Lead: As a kickoff to the National Voter Registration Week, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced Monday the launch of a new website designed to provide eligible voters in the Commonwealth with all of the information they need to vote in the upcoming general elections.

Title: Perfect Partners
Date: 9/21/06
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Lead: It's hard to see a downside for the state in improving what young people know about our government and how it is supposed to work.

Title: 'Star Wars' Civic Education a Battle for the Republic
Date: 6/23/2006
Source: Kentucky Kernel
Writer: Buck Ryan
Lead: It was not like I was a Jedi knight trying to save the republic or anything.

Title: Jamestown Elementary students recognized as first 'Commonwealth Ambassadors'
Date: 04/28/2006
Source: Russell Springs Times Journal
Writer: Greg Wells
Lead: This past Tuesday, some students at Jamestown Elementary were presented the first ever Commonwealth Ambassadors commissions by Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

Title: Student promotes civic education
Date: 03/03/2006
Source: Community Press
Writer: Mears Green
Lead: Seventeen year old Jordan McFaull will not be able to vote in any elections this year, but that did not stop him from organizing an assembly for his high school about the value of civic education and being engaged in the election process.

Title: State of Mind: Efforts to Improve 'Civic Literacy' Noble, Necessary
Date: 1/22/2006
Source: Advocate Messenger
Writer: John Nelson
Lead: In one of the funniest bits on late night TV, Jay Leno finds people on the street and asks simple questions like "Who is the vice-president of the United States?" or something particularly hard like "Who is the secretary of defense?"   

Title: Emphasis on Civics
Date: 01/03/2006
Source: Daily Independent (Ashland)
Lead: Secretary of state works to improve people's knowledge of government Here is a pop quiz for Civics 101. Just for fun, see how you do.

Title: Secretary of State Grayson Makes Stop at MSU to Promote Civics
Date: 10/19/2005
Source: Murray Ledger & Times
Writer: Tom Berry
Lead: Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson believes Americans need to be more involved in supporting American democracy through involvement in local, state and federal politics, and is spearheading a national civics education effort in Kentucky to promote civic literacy.

Title: Editorial: Fostering Citizenship
Date: 10/08/2005
Source: Kentucky Post
Lead: It takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes a village to operate the village. That's especially true in the United States, where the health of our representative democracy depends on a citizenship that not only knows how the system works but takes part in that system.

Title: Initiatives
Date: 10/06/2005
Source: Kentucky Post
Lead: Various initiatives related to civic literacy and civic engagement in Kentucky

Title: People are Losing Interest in Government and Society
Date: 10/06/2005
Source: Kentucky Post
Writer: Dan Hassert
Lead: A crisis is threatening America's schools, and it's unrelated to test scores, funding or how well kids can add, spell or read. It has to do with students learning to be good citizens.

Title: Editorial: No Time for Apathy
Date: 05/27/2005
Source: Maysville Ledger-Independent
Lead: There was a lot of blame being passed around at Tuesday's regional meeting for Secretary of State Trey Grayson's Civic Literacy Initiative of Kentucky.

Title: Civic Literacy: Piquing Young People's Interest is Goal
Date: 03/17/2005
Source: Daily Independent (Ashland)
Writer: Beth Crace
Lead: State officials are continuing efforts to gain an understanding of why few young people are showing interest in government, a factor viewed as a key reason for low voter turnout figures and dwindling involvement in government and community service.

Title: Grayson Wants More Focus on Civic Literacy
Date: 03/07/2005
Source: Associated Press
Writer: Joe Biesk
Lead: FRANKFORT, Ky. - It's hard to determine the extent of civic illiteracy in Kentucky, Secretary of State Trey Grayson told a legislative panel last week.

Title: Grayson Encourages Students to Become Active Citizens
Date: 01/24/2005
Source: Murray Ledger & Times
Writer: Kristin Taylor
Lead: Trey Grayson talked politics with Murray State students Friday. But he's not running for office. Rather he's spending time as a civics teacher as part of his efforts as Kentucky's secretary of state.

Title: Fostering citizenship
Date: 02/27/2004
Source: Kentucky Post
Lead: There are many reasons why people don't vote, run for office or otherwise get involved in the democratic process, but the simplest explanation is, to be blunt, ignorance and apathy.

Title: 'Civic literacy' plan sought
Date: 02/08/2004
Source: Kentucky Post
Writer: Amanda York
Lead: Secretary of State Trey Grayson unveiled a plan to bring a summit to Northern Kentucky University that would seek to get youngsters more interested in government.