campaign for postal banking and a grand alliance to save our public postal service at the american postal workers union. she serves on the board of the international labor rights forum and she formerly worked here in ththis building of the center fr study of responsive law. while they are should vote civics for democracy, a journey for teachers and students, and she also led the summer institute on teaching activism. katherine, take it away. [inaudible] i am delighted to be here today. good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the panel on teaching civics, a view from the classroom. so i'm going to introduce our panel is and i'm going to talk a little bit about our civics for democracy project and been turned over to them, if they will do some questions so that the panel can talk with each other after the presentations. so to my nearest left is ayo magwood. she's the upper school teacher, an independent school in washington, d.c. she currently teaches u.s. history and an elective entitled mapping and equity in d.c. she teaches u.s. history with a mind to preparing future citizens to give engage in respe

campaign for postal banking and grand alliance to save our public postal service at the american postal workers unionshe serves on the board of the international labor rights forum. and she formally worked here in this building. she led the summer institute on teaching activism. catherine, take it away. >> thank you. thank you very much. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the panel on teaching civics, a view from the classroom. so i'm going to introduce our panelists and then i'm going to talk a little bit about our civics for democracy project and then turn it over to them. then we'll do some questions so the panel can talk with each other after their presentations. so to my nearest is ayum magwood a teach or at an inspect school in d.c. an elective called mapping inequitity in d.c. she teaches u.s. history with a mind to preparing future citizens to engage in respectful and informed dialogue on current issues. also under lie current and future issues. she strives to show how to respect opposing viewpoints. and to counter them with informed evidence rather than partisan sound bites. she teaches hi

a clerk in a processing station and also served as a secretary treasurer of his local american postal workers union. a dedicated father of three daughters, lenny, as he was called, enjoyed spending his free time coaching his daughters' travel soccer teams, hosting family gatherings and playing his guitar. lenny tragically passed away during hurricane sandy, when a storm surge flooded his home and he was unable to escape to higher ground. mr. speaker, we should pass this bill to commemorate leonard montalto's dedication to the postal service and the positive impact he had on so many members of his community. urge the passage of 5150 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. hice: mr. speaker, i'm pleased at this time to yield two minutes to the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from new york, mr. donovan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. donnelly: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. donnelly: thank you, mr. speaker. i -- mr. donovan