Month: December 2014

Each Friday, Generation Citizen shares pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ With an outraged populous marching and protesting across the country, Charles Blow analyzes this new age activism hoping the demonstrations lead to the ballot box – The New York… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/12/14

About a month ago, I was hanging out on a Friday night with a friend in downtown Brooklyn who had agreed to dog-sit for a neighbor. Unfortunately, while she had her friend’s keys, she did not know the exact address, and her friend was on a cross-country flight to San Francisco. Late that night, we… Continue reading Teaching Ferguson

Each Friday, Generation Citizen will share pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. __________________________________________________________________________________ In the wake of the Grand Jury decisions in Ferguson and Staten Island, Charles Blow answers those who remark that Michael Brown and Eric Garner weren’t “perfect victims”. –… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/5/14