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Young People Already Know What Democracy Should Look Like. Are We Listening?

Written by Dalvin Bartley (Senior Program Manager, Generation Citizen), Elmer R. (12th grader, Leaders in Our Neighborhood (LION) Charter High School), and Sahar S. (8th grader, William W. Niles JHS 118)   We’re living through a civic moment defined by uncertainty, polarization, and decisions that will shape young people’s futures long after today’s headlines fade.… Continue reading Young People Already Know What Democracy Should Look Like. Are We Listening?

What is the future of democracy, according to our community leaders?

In the last two months, Generation Citizen New England, Oklahoma, Texas, California, and New York held incredible events in our community conversation series “The Future of Democracy is…” With the help of their Local Area Boards, Associate Boards, and GC supporters all around their regions, they hosted panels of students, teachers, and local leaders to… Continue reading What is the future of democracy, according to our community leaders?

Action Civics Education Is Patriotic

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The democratic experiment of America, as Alexis de Tocqueville argues, depends in large part on the quality of how we associate with one another, how we address our common challenges: how we regard one another in public moments — as well as our private ones.  Associating with one… Continue reading Action Civics Education Is Patriotic

Ethnic studies is key for robust civic and community engagement

By John Trasviña, California Executive Director As California schools re-open online and ultimately in person, two upcoming education decisions in Sacramento will define schools’ role to prepare students for our diverse democracy. In recent years, we have asked more and more of our teachers and schools to prepare students on science and technology literacy and… Continue reading Ethnic studies is key for robust civic and community engagement

Generation Citizen Condemns Trump Administration’s Directive to Exclude Undocumented Americans from 2020 Census Count

Generation Citizen (GC) strongly condemns President Trump’s directive ordering the Commerce Secretary to exclude undocumented Americans from being counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.  As an organization that works with thousands of students whose families and communities would be adversely impacted by the President’s order, we are deeply concerned about the implications of this policy… Continue reading Generation Citizen Condemns Trump Administration’s Directive to Exclude Undocumented Americans from 2020 Census Count

NEW REPORTS: 360 Civic Learning Toolkit and Literature Review to enhance civic learning in historically underserved communities

Understanding the keys and barriers to the development of youth as civic actors. At Generation Citizen, we envision an equitable democracy in which every person has equal representation and is capable of forceful articulation and advocacy in public. It is our mission to achieve this vision by preparing youth, and particularly those from historically underserved… Continue reading NEW REPORTS: 360 Civic Learning Toolkit and Literature Review to enhance civic learning in historically underserved communities