Join Us | Upcoming Generation Citizen Events Fall 2016 Bay Area Civic Tech Challenge Hackathon & Awards Reception | Saturday November 5, 2016 At Generation Citizenâs second annual Bay Area Civic Tech Challenge, weâre 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
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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 Adrianzenâs 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 Citizenâs 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, Â 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
Justin Kang: Why Civic Tech Challenge and Why Now?
Why Civic Tech Challenge and Why Now? Q&A With Bostonâs Leading Young Civic Innovator and Creator of the Civic Tech Challenge, Justin Kang Justin Kang is the founder and Executive Director of City Awake, the civic innovation lab of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, widely hailed as a leading voice for millennials in Greater… Continue reading Justin Kang: Why Civic Tech Challenge and Why Now?
Why We’re Going to Texas: A Former Austin Teacher Shares Her Powerful Story
Meredith Norris, Austin native and former teacher, is leading the effort to bring Generation Citizen to Central Texas. Here she tells us why. I started my teaching career in 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Debates over Common Core and teacher evaluation ran rampant. Standards and test scores were valued above all, but the… Continue reading Why We’re Going to Texas: A Former Austin Teacher Shares Her Powerful Story
What We’re Reading
Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles, videos, or podcasts that are relevant to our work and to the civic education space as a whole. This week we are focusing specifically on local news and issues in some of GC’s program regions. We at GC love to expand our learning in every… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Civic Tech Challenge Greater Boston Registration is Open!
The Greater Boston hackathon will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2016 Sign-up to Participate in the Civic Tech Challenge Hackathon Buy Tickets to the Civic Tech Challenge Awards Reception Generation Citizenâs Civic Tech Challenge brings together top tech innovators and passionate middle school students for a day-long hackathon that will create solutions to tough… Continue reading Civic Tech Challenge Greater Boston Registration is Open!