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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

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

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

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

“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

As we celebrate the start of a new year, Generation Citizen is back to sharing pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter.   Will expanding national service increase civic engagement among slacktivists? – The Washington Post Millennials have ushered in a new Civil Rights Movement,… Continue reading #Trending @ GC

Each Friday, Generation Citizen shares pertinent articles in the education, democracy and policy spaces. We invite our readers to share and discuss on Facebook and Twitter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ With an outraged populous marching and protesting across the country, Charles Blow analyzes this new age activism hoping the demonstrations lead to the ballot box – The New York… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/12/14

About a month ago, I was hanging out on a Friday night with a friend in downtown Brooklyn who had agreed to dog-sit for a neighbor. Unfortunately, while she had her friend’s keys, she did not know the exact address, and her friend was on a cross-country flight to San Francisco. Late that night, we… Continue reading Teaching Ferguson

Each Friday, Generation Citizen will share 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 Grand Jury decisions in Ferguson and Staten Island, Charles Blow answers those who remark that Michael Brown and Eric Garner weren’t “perfect victims”. –… Continue reading #Trending @ GC: 12/5/14