Month: September 2012

This past week, several members of the GC staff made our way to Philadelphia for two back-to-back conferences: the National Action Civics Collaborative (NACC) and the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC). Though the organizations differ markedly in terms of size and name recognition (NACC was co-founded by Scott Warren two years ago, and NCoC was… Continue reading Making Action Civics Salient

I recently finished Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, and experienced a mini-episode of catharsis. (You may have heard of Sandel before for the popular class called “Justice” he teaches at Harvard and the eponymous book.) Finally, a book that articulates well why so many of us experience a vague… Continue reading Have Markets Gone Too Far?

A new semester is almost underway – teachers are going through orientation, DCs are being recruited and trained, handbooks printed, t-shirts sorted. We’ve done a lot of work over the summer to make this term what is certain to be the best yet. We’ve revised and strengthened the curriculum. We’ve created a new portfolio assessment… Continue reading Who We Are

A few months ago, Meira Levinson, a professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (and a member of GC’s advisory board), published No Citizen Left Behind, a must-read for anyone concerned with the Civic Engagement Gap and equity in our democracy. Meira has been an important influence on our thinking as an organization and our action… Continue reading Book Review: “No Citizen Left Behind”

Next Generation Perspectives: a discussion series showcasing the youth voice in the 2012 election This fall, Generation Citizen and GOOD want the country to hear what young people think. To do this, we will be hosting bi-weekly panels during the 2012 presidential race for 16- to 24-year-olds throughout the country to ask young people about their opinions on the… Continue reading Next Generation Perspectives