Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles (sometimes videos or podcasts too!) 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! New Yorkers,… Continue reading WHAT WEâRE READING
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New York City Council Allocates Half a Million for Generation Citizen to Expand Civic Education Across the City
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Contact: Chelsea Schuster cschuster@generationcitizen.org (561) 843-0197 New York City Council Allocates Half a Million for Generation Citizen to Expand Civic Education Across the City Council Funding allows Generation Citizen to Double Program Service to Reach 4,000 Students Annually (New York, NY) The recently Adopted New York City… Continue reading New York City Council Allocates Half a Million for Generation Citizen to Expand Civic Education Across the City
GCâs Expanding to the Heartland
We are excited to announce Generation Citizenâs expansion to Central Texas and Oklahoma City in the fall of 2016. When we passed Generation Citizenâs four-year strategic plan two years ago, expanding to new sites was a top goal, both to test our model in new geographies and to make a more effective case for the… Continue reading GCâs Expanding to the Heartland
Young People Could Have Stopped Brexit
In the aftermath of last weekâs globally consequential Brexit referendum, in which voters in the United Kingdom decided to historically break away from the European Union, much of the analysis has centered on the imbalance between the opinions of young people and the ramifications of the vote on their futures. Yet a comprehensive statistical analysis… Continue reading Young People Could Have Stopped Brexit
What We’re Reading
Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles (or in this week’s case, podcasts and videos too!) 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!… Continue reading What We’re Reading
Join Us: Democracy Education Youth Summit
Generation Citizen is organizing a Democracy Education Youth Summit this summer and we want you to join us! We will bring together young people between the ages of 14-18 from across the country for this training and leadership convening, taking place Monday, August 1st – Wednesday, August 3rd in New York City. All expenses will be covered for attendees, but you must apply. The… Continue reading Join Us: Democracy Education Youth Summit
What Weâre Reading
Every other 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! Close the Political Participation Deficit, US News:Â As this… Continue reading What Weâre Reading
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS CIVICS DAY SPRING 16
The worst of it all is that I don’t know if tonight I’ll die, or tomorrow, or the day after that. When I’m coming home from school, I’m not thinking about what assignments are due tomorrow, I’m thinking about whether or not I’ll live to see a tomorrow. I’m tired. I’m tired of living in… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS CIVICS DAY SPRING 16
VOTE16 HEADS TO THE BALLOT IN SAN FRANCISCO
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
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