This past year, Microsoft and other organizations partnered with The OpenGov Foundation on a new program, Envision Chicago. The goal of the program is to provide scholarships and hands-on teaching of civics to the next generation of local, young leaders through positive, personal and tech-powered civic engagement. Microsoft was honored to be one of the supporters of Envision and we partnered with our Early College STEM School, Lake View High School. In partnership with City Clerk Susana Mendoza and Lake View Alderman Ameya Pawar, the students participated in a program that focused on municipal code and the ChicagoCode.org website, and learned how their ideas could become law on the Chicago City Council.
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