Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civic education space as a whole. This week’s articles focus on the importance of civics education and active citizenship in the aftermath of a tumultuous election. Three of these pieces are either authored by GC staff… Continue reading What We’re Reading
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Oklahoma Launches Civics Education Initiative
Local Civic and Education Leaders Gathered to Launch New State-wide Effort to Prepare Oklahoma Youth to Become Active and Engaged Citizens Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora would like to see “every student who graduates from (the Oklahoma City Public Schools) system to be engaged, passionate citizens who are going to make sure that… Continue reading Oklahoma Launches Civics Education Initiative
Dana Harris: Action civics education is more important now, than ever.
Dana Harris, Generation Citizen’s Advocacy Manager, shares her perspective on political disillusionment – and how you can help us change it. I grew up with the belief that in order to make real change in this country, I had to work around government, not through it. I spent my high school years committed to… Continue reading Dana Harris: Action civics education is more important now, than ever.
Generation Citizen Students Make Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island Happen
Today is National Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island. Generation Citizen Students Made It Happen! “We, the students of DelSesto Middle School, are writing this letter to ask for your support concerning homeless awareness. Our goal is to motivate the General Assembly to officially create an Annual Homeless Awareness Day for the state of Rhode… Continue reading Generation Citizen Students Make Homeless Awareness Day in Rhode Island Happen
Upcoming Events | Fall 2016
Join Us | Upcoming Generation Citizen Events Fall 2016 Bay Area Civic Tech Challenge Hackathon & Awards Reception | Saturday November 5, 2016 At Generation Citizen’s second annual Bay Area Civic Tech Challenge, we’re bringing together top Bay Area tech innovators with passionate middle and high school students for a day-long hackathon that will create… Continue reading Upcoming Events | Fall 2016
What We’re Reading
Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civic 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! Education Secretary says civics education should encourage… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Samantha Adrianzen: Why are youth not participating in politics? Because they are not being taught how.
Below is Samantha Adrianzen’s submission for the Nation’s Student Essay. She is currently a sophomore at Stuyvesant High School in New York and was a participant in Generation Citizen’s Democracy Education Youth Summit. She also works with the Citizens’ Committee for Children in her spare time. Although she enjoys advocating, she is also a lover… Continue reading Samantha Adrianzen: Why are youth not participating in politics? Because they are not being taught how.
Civic Education: An International Analysis
Generation Citizen Releases First International Civic Education Analysis Report To date, Generation Citizen’s work to empower young people to be active and effective citizens has been completely domestic focused. Our founding story, though, starts internationally – our co-founder Scott Warren was inspired by the power of individual participation in emerging democracies such as Kenya and… Continue reading Civic Education: An International Analysis
450 Students Take Part in Generation Citizen Launch at Lowell High School
Lowell High School brought together 450 students on Wednesday, September 28th to launch Generation Citizen at their school. This year, these 23 classrooms will work to make meaningful change in their communities through the Generation Citizen program. The Lowell High School launch event, held at the school located in Lowell Massachusetts, kicked-off with an exploration… Continue reading 450 Students Take Part in Generation Citizen Launch at Lowell High School
An Empirical Case for Action Civics
In the climate of this election season, we are beginning to hear the same refrain from many of our stakeholders: “Your work is more needed than ever!” While we appreciate the sentiment, we feel the obligation to prove the importance of our work beyond a gut reaction – and share it with a wider audience than our… Continue reading An Empirical Case for Action Civics