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The Future in Focus: Youth Leading Now

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RHODE ISLAND STUDENT CHANGEMAKER ADDRESS

The Future We Inherit is the Future We Educate For

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

Bronx Riders Deal with 1930s Switches: It’s Time to Modernize the 2 and 5 Trains

Beyond the Trifold: How Oklahoma City Public Schools Built a Decade-Long Culture of Civics

Student Views on Artificial Intelligence

Make NYC a Real Sanctuary City, Not Just a Slogan

New York Needs a “No Secret Police” Law

Watermarking the Future: Why We Need Laws to Stop AI Deepfakes

My Greatest Gift: Civics Education

How Civic Learning Taught Me to Lead, Listen, and Create Change

How Civics Stopped Feeling Distant and Started Feeling Personal

Our Voices, Our Parks: A Conversation on Youth-Led Change in Philly

Student-Led Advocacy Brings $150K in Bathroom Renovations to NYC School Campus

From the Classroom to City Hall: Teaching Black Studies Through Civic Action

Bridging the Civic Gap: A Conversation on Rural Communities Building Civic Health

Partner Spotlight: IS 77 Students Take Action to End Subway Surfing in Queens

Why I Teach Civics (and Where It’s Going)

How Teaching Civics Became My Most Important Role

One Big Civics Lesson Requires Relevant Civic Learning

How Civics Education Helped Me Find Purpose in Teaching

Breaking Barriers: The Inspiring Journey of Chantel and Yebriana’s Civic Action

Bridging Generations for a Stronger Democracy: GC’s Impact at The Well

Why Voting Matters to Teenagers Like Me: We Have Power to Make Politicians Listen

Welcoming Nicole Wright and Charlie Bullock to Generation Citizen’s Board of Directors

Empowering the Next Generation: The Impact of Community-Based Civic Education and Generation Citizen Partnerships in the West

You Can’t Fail City Hall: Ten Reasons to Get Students Out of the Classroom for Civics Class

19 Ways to Be Active in Your Community This Summer

Leading Impactful Change: How UAI Students Used Civics to Improve Police-Student Relationships

From Action Civics to Career Readiness: A Civic Learning Week Event Recap

Empowering Tomorrow’s Citizens: East Bronx Academy for the Future’s Civics Learning Week Civics Day Celebration and More!

Generation Citizen Selected by New Profit to Receive $1.5 Million Multi-Year Grant

Fostering Civic Hope Through Mentoring

Bridging the Military-Societal Divide Through Story & Place: A Recap

RURAL ROADTRIPS: Chickasha, Oklahoma

Connecting Conversations: Meet Allyson Cook: A Champion for Equitable Education and Youth Empowerment

PRESS RELEASE: Introducing the NY State Seal Of Civic Readiness Toolkit: Empowering Civic Readiness In New York State

PRESS RELEASE: Generation Citizen Announces New Board Leadership

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

Getting to Know You: Julia Love & Chuck Corra

Learning from History: The 26th Amendment and the Voting Age

Why Oklahoma

UMD Vote16 Research Network Launch

Equity in Civic Education: Insights From the Massachusetts Policy Context

Spring 2021 Civics Day: Oklahoma

Spring 2021 Civics Day: New England

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

Invest in the Future of Democracy – Invest in a Classroom

IN CELEBRATION OF TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: THANK YOU, TEACHERS!

Congress Introduces Groundbreaking Civics Secures Democracy Act

Downpayment on Our Democracy

Resources for Educators in Response to the Insurrection in Washington

America will be!

Generation Citizen 2020 Annual Report

Welcoming our new CEO: Elizabeth Clay Roy

PRESS RELEASE: Generation Citizen Announces New CEO

Creating more equitable and experiential civics education

A better democracy starts in our schools

Count Every Vote

Action Civics Education Is Patriotic

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

A just democracy is an antiracist democracy.

Take Action for the Movement for Black Lives

Generation Citizen Urges Policymakers to Ensure Safe Elections

An Update on Generation Citizen’s Response to Covid-19

﻿Generation Citizen celebrates Utah’s enactment of pioneering civic engagement program pilot

Generation Citizen applauds Utah legislature for passing innovative civic engagement program pilot

Impressive First Impressions: John Trasviña

I crunched the numbers. Your vote definitely matters.

Generation Citizen Public Testimony on New York State Education Budget

Reflections and Recommendations for The Civics Education Field: Strengths, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Partisan Takes Won’t Define Nonpartisan Action Civics

Join us in Celebrating Our NY Change Makers!

Generation Citizen 2019 Annual Report

Thank You from Generation Citizen

In the eyes of a Democracy Coach

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

The Importance of High-Quality Professional Development

Texas Student Change Maker Addresses

Rhode Island Student Change Maker Address

Massachusetts Student Change Maker Address

New York Student Change Maker Address

California Student Change Maker Address

Generation Citizen Testimony to the New York City Council in Response to the Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget

Talking Civics in the Nation’s Capitol

A Solution for States with Skill Gaps in Workforce Development: How building civic skills and knowledge can prepare students to lift our economies

Localizing College Civics: The need to engage college students in local government

White Noise: A Fundraiser Hosted by the NYC Local Advisory Board

Testimony to the NYC Council on the 2020 Education Budget

Meredith Norris Gives Testimony to the Texas House Public Education Committee on Civics Education: We need more than the Citizenship Test as a civics requirement

Gentrification – A Student’s Perspective on The Intensification of Modern Displacement in New York City: How widespread gentrification is continuing to shape the future of our city

Why Do We Know So Little About County Government? Lessons from Ninnekah, Oklahoma

Teachers: Join the Democracy Lab

What Would a Citizen Do? Why we need to think about citizenship more broadly

GENERATION CITIZEN: The Power of Youth in Our Politics, a new book by Scott Warren

Thanks but No Thanks: What two senators got wrong about civics and how they can do better

GC Statement on Hate Crimes

An Open Eye to Many Possibilities

TRIVIA FOR CHANGEMAKERS

<p>How did your experience as a student, volunteer or educator in a Generation Citizen School Partnership help you build new relationships, develop new skills and open doors to new opportunities?</p>
