Taking Action on Gun Violence: GC student reflects on how an effective civics education can make a difference and prevent issues within a community By Julian Viviescas, Generation Citizen Student Leadership Board member The incident that recently took place in Las Vegas which took over 55 lives still hurts the families of the victims, the city, and the… Continue reading Taking Action on Gun Violence
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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! Should we worry that half of Americans trust… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Why Oklahoma?
Why Oklahoma? By Scott Warren, CEO For the first six years of Generation Citizenâs programming, all of our sites were located on the coasts: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and California. We realized though, that if we were serious about proving that Action Civics could work anywhere, we needed to expand to more diverse geographies.… Continue reading Why Oklahoma?
Teachable Moments in Civics Class
Teachable Moments in Civics Class: Responding to Misguided Opinions and Declarations by Bonnie Mills, Manager of National Program Development and Partnerships âThe Electoral College isnât fair! Why would I vote if my vote might not count?!â As a former American Government and Politics teacher, I heard this sentiment from students often. Upon learning that the Electoral… Continue reading Teachable Moments in Civics Class
Learning about Democracy, One Phone Call at a Time
Learning about Democracy, One Phone Call at a Time: Why early experiences with civic engagement matter by Isa Ballard, Finance Manager I stumbled into my first substantive experience with civic engagement. I was a sophomore in college, it was my first presidential election as an eligible voter, and I wanted to get involved but I wasnât… Continue reading Learning about Democracy, One Phone Call at a Time
Whatâs This About A State Constitutional Convention?
A Lesson Package to Educate New Yorkâs Voters Young & Old about This Rare Automatic Ballot Question In just under a month New Yorkers will have a once every 20 year opportunity to decide whether to call a constitutional convention to review our New York State constitution. Despite how little time remains before this rare… Continue reading Whatâs This About A State Constitutional Convention?
Listening and Learning from Focus Groups this Spring
GC’s Impact on Students, Post-Programming At Generation Citizen, weâre in this for the long game. We know that a functioning democracy requires the sustained investment and engagement of its citizens, whether it be an emerging democracy, or one 250 years down the road of its citizen-led experiment. We know that the requisite habits of active… Continue reading Listening and Learning from Focus Groups this Spring
Action Civics for District Leaders
Weâre 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, and 30,000 per year by 2020. But there are over 50 million K-12 students in the country.… Continue reading Action Civics for District Leaders
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 its Citizens How a focus on the citizen-centric process of democracy leads to better 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