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Action Civics Landscape

Generation Citizen, in partnership with The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), has launched The Action Civics Landscape, a digital, interactive visualization of Action Civics and Action Civics-adjacent organizations. About the Map: Action Civics is defined by the National Action Civics Collaborative as “a student-centered, project-based… Continue reading Action Civics Landscape

Generation Citizen Welcomes New Executive Director of the Bay Area

Siobhan Brewer Leads Generation Citizen Bay Area Starting January, 2018 Siobhan, a Bay Area native, has deep experience in politics, youth organizing and education, and fundraising. She first got involved with politics organizing GOTV efforts in Ohio during the 2008 campaign. She spent the next four years leading youth organizing and advocacy campaigns with Wellstone… Continue reading Generation Citizen Welcomes New Executive Director of the Bay Area

Action Civics for District Leaders

We’re launching a peer community for school district administrators It is vital for the strength of our democracy that every student in the U.S. receive an Action Civics education. Generation Citizen will teach upwards of 13,000 students this year, and 30,000 per year by 2020. But there are over 50 million K-12 students in the country.… Continue reading Action Civics for District Leaders

The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure

The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure: Lessons from China By Eli Emigh, New York City Program Associate I found the importance of civic participation at a time in my life when my own views on civic engagement were nihilistic at best. I was a college student studying abroad in Beijing,… Continue reading The Importance of Civic Participation in Moments of Perceived Institutional Failure

WATCH: Highlights from Oklahoma’s Inaugural Civics Day

  And here are recaps of each class project that won an award: POLLUTION IN DRINKING WATER NORMAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, MS. JOHNSON’S 12TH GRADE CLASS Students were concerned with the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous pollution in Lake Thunderbird, the primary source of drinking water for the City of Norman. They want to provide… Continue reading WATCH: Highlights from Oklahoma’s Inaugural Civics Day

The New Civic Activism

The New Civic Activism A view from Brooklyn By David Pechefsky, Senior Advisor Since the presidential election, my Brooklyn neighborhood has seen a big surge in liberal activism. Under the banner of “Get Organized Brooklyn” our local Council Member has been convening monthly meetings attended by as many as a thousand people. After the first meeting in… Continue reading The New Civic Activism

Mapping the civics education policy landscape

Noise around civics education has increased since the 2016 election. There is widespread recognition by educators and policymakers alike that the subject must be reemphasized and revitalized. Concurrently, we at Generation Citizen have been getting our feet wet in policy, considering how we can influence state-level policy that will support, promote, and require effective civics… Continue reading Mapping the civics education policy landscape

Civic Talk: Ideological Bubbles

Civic Talk is an ongoing blog series from Generation Citizen where we offer our perspectives on political, cultural, and global news through the lens of civic action and education, and share the articles and resources that have helped to shape our understanding. Our latest report,“Education Paves the Road to Sustained Democracy,” highlights that meaningful interactions… Continue reading Civic Talk: Ideological Bubbles

New report: Education Paves the Road to Sustained Democracy

Trite scandals and the saturation of falsities overshadowed substantial policy debate during the 2016 presidential election. Most Americans, irrespective of political affiliation, felt frustration and fatigue as a result. The presidential election season underscored a lack of meaningful civic and political knowledge and participation and accentuated the continual and dangerous deemphasis of local government. While… Continue reading New report: Education Paves the Road to Sustained Democracy