Young people showed up, spoke out, and their voices were heard loud and clear in San Francisco, giving the cityâs voters an historic opportunity this November to approve a charter amendment lowering the voting age to 16 for local elections. The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 to place the measure on the ballot, a result directly impacted by powerful testimony… Continue reading VOTE16 HEADS TO THE BALLOT IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Skyliya Briggs Shares Her Story
Below is an Op-Ed written by a Generation Citizen class of 11th graders with Ms. Soljane Martinez at Highlander Charter School. Skyliya wrote a letter about her experience as a teen mother a year ago for their school paper, and with the assistance of the class, they have edited that letter to become a call… Continue reading Skyliya Briggs Shares Her Story
What Weâre Reading
Every week, 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! Civic Education in the Age of Trump, The Atlantic:Â Public… Continue reading What Weâre Reading
WHY WE SHOULD LOWER THE VOTING AGE
Now that the Iowa caucus is in the books and the presidential field is already starting to thin
WHAT WE’RE READING
Every week, 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
What We’re Reading
Every week, 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! Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will help dropouts… Continue reading What We’re Reading
What We’re Reading
Every week, 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! The Governing Cancer of Our Time,’ New York Times:… Continue reading What We’re Reading
100+ Youth Influence San Francisco Board of Education in Voting Age Decision
As someone who works to empower youth voice and encourage them to get civically involved, I recently had great occasion to celebrate. Â As this linked press release shows, nearly 100 youth from all corners had turned out at the San Francisco Board of Education meeting to express their passionate arguments as to why they should… Continue reading 100+ Youth Influence San Francisco Board of Education in Voting Age Decision
What We’re Reading
Every week, 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! Making Voting Easier Doesn’t Increase Turnout, Stanford Social Innovation… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Doing “That Which we Choose to do Together”
My friend Rob Wilson-Black, the chief executive of Sojourners, often says âGovernment is just a word we use to mean that which we choose to do together.â But âweâ only have a say in government if we organizeââif we demand that say. As the 2016 primary season has heated up, so too have discussions… Continue reading Doing “That Which we Choose to do Together”