By Sam Haas A few weeks ago, I received Northeastern University’s student government’s “I Am a Husky” award for my connections to campus and the surrounding community. I was and still am thrilled (especially when I found out the award included gift cards to Qdoba and J.P. Licks) about the award, and I want… Continue reading A Semester of Milestones at GC Northeastern
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NYC DCs Reflect: Haikus from Training Day
At the end of two longs days of training, we asked our NYC Democracy Coaches to reflect on the experience in the form of a haiku. Lots of mixed emotions – from excitement to anxiousness to plain old fatigue after a long day. Boston, Bay Area, and Rhode Island DCs: you’re not alone! We’re all… Continue reading NYC DCs Reflect: Haikus from Training Day
Welcome to our Newest Intern, Admera!
Hi everyone, my name is Admera Khan and I am a transfer from Syracuse University studying the best two combinations, which I consider to be Politics and Spanish at NYU. I am currently a sophomore pretending to be a “real New Yorker” by living the life of a student/intern who thinks they understand how to… Continue reading Welcome to our Newest Intern, Admera!
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Why aren’t there more competent elected officials? The answer to this question is the same fifty years later. – The Atlantic This piece asks whether online learning is the future of education. – NPR While the spirit of activism is alive and well, there is a growing generational gap between the “old guard” and today’s… Continue reading #Trending @ GC
Testing is Not the Answer
Civics education is in the news, which, despite the sexiness that the subject connotes at Generation Citizen, does not happen very often. Specifically, led by Arizona, several states throughout the country are considering legislation that would make passing the citizenship test a requirement to graduate from high school. We care about young people becoming active… Continue reading Testing is Not the Answer
Strengthening Civic Learning in the Commonwealth: Generation Citizen’s Presentation for the Public Forum
Working Group for Civic Learning Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education January 22, 2015 Millbury Memorial Jr/Sr High School Thank you for this opportunity to present to the Working Group for Civic Learning. My name is Leila Quinn and I am the Massachusetts Advocacy Manager for Generation Citizen, or “GC.” We are a… Continue reading Strengthening Civic Learning in the Commonwealth: Generation Citizen’s Presentation for the Public Forum
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Each week, Generation Citizen shares pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. This MLK Day, remember the man who had a dream by volunteering in your community. – Volunteer Match Photographer James Baker reflects on the Selma-Montgomery March and shares his photographs of… Continue reading #Trending @ GC
To Revive our Democracy, Revive Civic Education
By Peter Levine and Scott Warren Published by The Hill With a new Congress in power and the Obama administration looking for issues that have a chance for bipartisan support, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has called to replace the landmark No Child Left Behind education law. The proposed new law would focus on quality… Continue reading To Revive our Democracy, Revive Civic Education
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Each week, Generation Citizen shares pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. In the wake of the terrorist attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, we reflect on the fact that freedom of expression cannot be taken for granted.… Continue reading #Trending @ GC
Civic Engagement Doesn’t Just Happen
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” – George Bernard Shaw I was finding it difficult to adequately reflect upon my experience with Generation Citizen at the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg, France until I saw this quote. I was walking through an alleyway in… Continue reading Civic Engagement Doesn’t Just Happen