Weāre launching a peer community for school district administrators It is vital for the strength of our democracy that every student in the U.S. receive an Action Civics education. Generation Citizen will teach upwards of 13,000 students this year,Ā and 30,000 per year by 2020. But there are over 50 million K-12 students in the country.… Continue reading Action Civics for DistrictĀ Leaders
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A Lesson on New York State’s Constitutional Convention
Attention Educators: We Have Lesson Plans on the New York State Constitutional Convention! A large portion of New York voters do not understand or even know, about the 2017 Constitutional Convention ballot measure and the potential consequences of the vote. To both ensure a more informed electorate, and to also engage young people in this… Continue reading A Lesson on New York State’s Constitutional Convention
Improving Democracy Starts with its Citizens
Improving Democracy Starts with itsĀ Citizens How a focus on the citizen-centric process of democracy leads to betterĀ outcomes By Emely Anico, Nora Howe, Brandon Klugman, Sydney Menzin, Sarah Nicita, Scott Warren Over the last few months, several of us at Generation Citizen, with the help of Brown University students, have been conducting research centered on the… Continue reading Improving Democracy Starts with its Citizens
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! If āDid Not Voteā Had Been A Candidate… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Action Civics Across theĀ Nation: Our Strategic Plan
When we foundedĀ Generation CitizenĀ about eight years ago, the promise of the organization became apparent as soon as we entered classrooms. We immediately saw young people advocating for better public transit, tackling the opioid crisis before it became a national hot topic, grappling with police-community relations. We quickly saw the power of Action Civics. And the… Continue reading Action Civics Across theĀ Nation: Our Strategic Plan
Action Civics in the Lone Star State
Action Civics in the Lone StarĀ State: A return to government after Hurricane Harvey by Lucianne Nelson, Central Texas Program Associate When my parents announced that we would be moving from California to Texas, my 13 year-old self immediately envisioned a wild west that was identical to the frontiers of John Wayne movies. I fully… Continue reading Action Civics in the Lone Star State
The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure
The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure: Lessons from China By Eli Emigh, New York City Program Associate I found the importance of civic participation at a time in my life when my own views on civic engagement were nihilistic at best. I was a college student studying abroad in Beijing,… Continue reading The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure
Generation Citizen Massachusetts Program Manager
Generation Citizen (GC) is excited to announce that we are looking for an exceptional leader to join our team as the Massachusetts Program Manager. The Program Manager will execute GCās ambitious strategy for action civics programming across Massachusetts, working directly with a local site team as well as educators and administrators from statewide. The position… Continue reading Generation Citizen Massachusetts Program Manager
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Put Me In Coach: Reworking Social Studies for… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Howdy from Texas: Meet Lucianne, Central Texas’ New Program Associate
Howdy, I am Lucianne Nelson, the new Program Associate with the Central Texas team here at Generation Citizen! Before joining GC, I was a teaching fellow in the university setting. I also implemented civics programming on college campuses, so my background is largely in working with college students. While I definitely felt at home… Continue reading Howdy from Texas: Meet Lucianne, Central Texas’ New Program Associate