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Jun022020Read More >A just democracy is an antiracist democracy.
Generation Citizen strongly condemns the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others before them. We stand in solidarity with the protesters and strongly support the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We demand an end to the structures that systematically threaten Black lives. While many are feeling anxiety, anger, and grief right now, the […]
- Jun022020Read More >
Take Action for the Movement for Black Lives
Action steps we commit to taking in the moment, and in the future: Day of Action: our GC team will be taking a Day of Action on Thursday, June 4th in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives. We will be stepping away from the status quo in recognition that every person in our organization […]
- May282020Read More >
Testimony by DeNora Getachew, New York City Executive Director to New York City Council
Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of Generation Citizen (“GC”) regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Executive budget. My name is DeNora Getachew, and I am the New York Executive Director at Generation Citizen NY (“GCNY”). GC appreciates the Council’s $2,000,000 investment in youth civics education through Civics Education in City Schools […]
- May072020Read More >
A Farewell from our Rhode Island Executive Director
- Apr292020Read More >
Generation Citizen Urges Policymakers to Ensure Safe Elections
At Generation Citizen, we believe that our democracy works best when everyone is prepared for civic participation in an inclusive political process. We address inequalities in civic learning by working with historically under-served youth populations in both rural and urban environments, to ensure that all students receive an effective Action Civics education.. The global COVID-19 […]
- Apr162020Read More >
An Update on Generation Citizen’s Response to Covid-19
Dear Generation Citizen Community- Last week, I joined a Zoom call with some of our young people – alumni of our GC program going back several years, calling in from places as diverse as Oklahoma City and Queens, NY and San Francisco – facilitated by our Student Leadership Board. The students discussed how they were […]
- Apr032020Read More >
Generation Citizen celebrates Utah’s enactment of pioneering civic engagement program pilot
Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert exercises national leadership on civics education by signing HB 334 into law, authorizing a three-year, pilot civic engagement program calling for project-based civics, service learning, and local innovation SALT LAKE CITY, UT ― On March 30, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert took a bold, transformative step forward on behalf of the […]
- Mar112020Read More >
Generation Citizen applauds Utah legislature for passing innovative civic engagement program pilot
- Mar102020Read More >
Impressive First Impressions: John Trasviña
- Feb252020Read More >
I crunched the numbers. Your vote definitely matters.
- Feb182020Read More >
Generation Citizen Public Testimony on New York State Education Budget
Members of the Joint Budget Elementary and Secondary Education Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit budget testimony on behalf of Generation Citizen about the New York State Fiscal Year 2021 Education budget. Generation Citizen (“GC”) is a decade-old national nonprofit dedicated to bringing civics education back into the classroom through a new, engaging […]
- Feb042020Read More >
Reflections and Recommendations for The Civics Education Field: Strengths, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Prepared by Scott Warren, Co-Founder, Generation Citizen, and Departing CEO Overview: For the past ten and a half years, I have served as the CEO of Generation Citizen (GC). GC has established itself as one of the largest and pre-eminent actors in the civics education field, leading programmatic work across the country, and developing a […]
- Jan212020Read More >
Partisan Takes Won’t Define Nonpartisan Action Civics
By Amy Curran, OK Executive Director, and Scott Warren, CEO (Editor’s note: The following commentary appears in response to a commentary published by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs’ Center for Independent Journalism criticizing the civics-education nonprofit Generation Citizen. OCPA’s center did not respond to a request that this piece be published on their site.) In the last 10 […]
Dec102019Read More >Join us in Celebrating Our NY Change Makers!
Dec052019Read More >Generation Citizen 2019 Annual Report
Nov272019Read More >Thank You from Generation Citizen
Nov072019Read More >A Note from Scott Warren on Generation Citizen’s Future
I’m excited to officially announce that I’ll be transitioning out of Generation Citizen’s CEO role at the end of June, 2020. This is, above all, a time for tremendous celebration. Co-founding, growing, and leading GC has been the honor and privilege of my lifetime. If you had told me when I was graduating from college […]
Oct212019Read More >In the eyes of a Democracy Coach
A conversation with Charina Herrera in Rhode Island Name and Role with GC Charina Herrera, DC at Nathanael Greene Middle School, 8th grade classes. Tell me a little bit about your background and where you’re from. I grew up in Providence, in the Washington Park neighborhood, and I think it was a nice place to grow up. […]
- Apr292020Read More >
Generation Citizen Urges Policymakers to Ensure Safe Elections
At Generation Citizen, we believe that our democracy works best when everyone is prepared for civic participation in an inclusive political process. We address inequalities in civic learning by working with historically under-served youth populations in both rural and urban environments, to ensure that all students receive an effective Action Civics education.. The global COVID-19 […]
- Apr162020Read More >
An Update on Generation Citizen’s Response to Covid-19
Dear Generation Citizen Community- Last week, I joined a Zoom call with some of our young people – alumni of our GC program going back several years, calling in from places as diverse as Oklahoma City and Queens, NY and San Francisco – facilitated by our Student Leadership Board. The students discussed how they were […]
- Mar102020Read More >
Impressive First Impressions: John Trasviña
- Feb252020Read More >
I crunched the numbers. Your vote definitely matters.
- Feb182020Read More >
Generation Citizen Public Testimony on New York State Education Budget
Members of the Joint Budget Elementary and Secondary Education Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit budget testimony on behalf of Generation Citizen about the New York State Fiscal Year 2021 Education budget. Generation Citizen (“GC”) is a decade-old national nonprofit dedicated to bringing civics education back into the classroom through a new, engaging […]
- Feb042020Read More >
Reflections and Recommendations for The Civics Education Field: Strengths, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Prepared by Scott Warren, Co-Founder, Generation Citizen, and Departing CEO Overview: For the past ten and a half years, I have served as the CEO of Generation Citizen (GC). GC has established itself as one of the largest and pre-eminent actors in the civics education field, leading programmatic work across the country, and developing a […]
- Jan212020Read More >
Partisan Takes Won’t Define Nonpartisan Action Civics
By Amy Curran, OK Executive Director, and Scott Warren, CEO (Editor’s note: The following commentary appears in response to a commentary published by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs’ Center for Independent Journalism criticizing the civics-education nonprofit Generation Citizen. OCPA’s center did not respond to a request that this piece be published on their site.) In the last 10 […]
Jul022019Read More >The Importance of High-Quality Professional Development
How we can get the most out of Professional Development that values teachers as the professionals they are By Lily Macias, Summer Program Fellow at Generation Citizen Oklahoma Remember those days in school when you had a substitute teacher, or maybe a late start, early release, or even an entire day off, because your teachers […]
Apr192019Read More >A Solution for States with Skill Gaps in Workforce Development: How building civic skills and knowledge can prepare students to lift our economies
by Amy Curran, Oklahoma Executive Director The United States faces a challenge to fill workforce development gaps as a result of the shift from the industrial age to the knowledge age. The need for a post-secondary degree or certification has become more important than ever. And, with the rising expense of degree programs, it is […]
Apr042019Read More >Localizing College Civics: The need to engage college students in local government
by Hannah Bigbee a Generation Citizen’s Student Leadership Board member Like many college campuses, the University of Oklahoma is seen as its own community by the students. Many students live, work, attend classes, and eat all of their meals while on campus. Because of this, the university becomes its own world. While having this community […]
Mar132019Read More >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
By Ishrat Jahan, Student at Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science My name is Ishrat Jahan and I am a Junior at Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women in Brooklyn, New York. In our Generation Citizen class, my classmates and I chose gentrification as our focus issue because we believe […]
Feb282019Read More >Why Do We Know So Little About County Government? Lessons from Ninnekah, Oklahoma
By Elizabeth Sidler, Oklahoma Senior Program Associate Driving south on Old Highway 81 toward Ninnekah, Oklahoma, my colleague and I pass rolling hills, retention ponds, phone line maintenance, and cows. Just a few miles north is a Walmart and a Chinese restaurant, a Walgreens and a university. But here it’s land and homes and people. While […]
Feb212019Read More >What Would a Citizen Do? Why we need to think about citizenship more broadly
by Nivetha Nagarajan, Development Associate I was seven years old, in my second grade class, and we were voting on which book to read as a complement to our unit on democracy, citizenship, and American identity. I abstained from voting because I already knew I wasn’t an American citizen and wouldn’t have the right to […]
Feb072019Read More >Thanks but No Thanks: What two senators got wrong about civics and how they can do better
By Dana Harris, Advocacy Director There are few things that we, as an American population, nearly universally agree on. Yet, one of them is that civics education is a good thing. Prior to the 2016 elections, most people would call it an important subject but would fall short of thinking it was the most important. […]
Jan242019Read More >An Open Eye to Many Possibilities
The text of a Generation Citizen student, Lori Campbell: It all started when two NYU students came through the big blue doors at my school, and introduced themselves as “coaches of democracy, change and fellowship.” My first thought was “Who are these unfamiliar faces” then my second thought was “What do these people want from […]
Dec202018Read More >Small Towns and Prodigious Minds: The Potential in Rural Communities
By Megan Brandon, Regional Program Manager, Texas & National “Small town, country kids who lead a simple life.” This was just one of the many expressions often used to describe my former students from Bastrop, a small town of around 8,000 people, just 35 minutes east of Austin, TX, but it might as well be […]
Dec062018Read More >Youth voter participation is not red or blue, it’s universal
I have the privilege of working with middle and high school students across the state of Oklahoma. As a civics educator, I find myself constantly noticing where young people show up. During the build-up to the 2018 midterm election, I saw students where I always do — at the mall, in their schools, at athletic […]
Nov082018Read More >Civic Dispositions and School Culture
The conflict between youth civic engagement and anti-democratic educational environments I tried to find a way to start this without invoking the midterm election and all of the reports of “apathetic” voters. I promise I did. But before you stop reading, this might not go where you think it’s going to. I offer a challenge: […]
- May072020Read More >
A Farewell from our Rhode Island Executive Director
- Apr292020Read More >
Generation Citizen Urges Policymakers to Ensure Safe Elections
At Generation Citizen, we believe that our democracy works best when everyone is prepared for civic participation in an inclusive political process. We address inequalities in civic learning by working with historically under-served youth populations in both rural and urban environments, to ensure that all students receive an effective Action Civics education.. The global COVID-19 […]
- Apr032020Read More >
Generation Citizen celebrates Utah’s enactment of pioneering civic engagement program pilot
Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert exercises national leadership on civics education by signing HB 334 into law, authorizing a three-year, pilot civic engagement program calling for project-based civics, service learning, and local innovation SALT LAKE CITY, UT ― On March 30, 2020, Governor Gary Herbert took a bold, transformative step forward on behalf of the […]
- Mar112020Read More >
Generation Citizen applauds Utah legislature for passing innovative civic engagement program pilot
- Feb042020Read More >
Reflections and Recommendations for The Civics Education Field: Strengths, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Prepared by Scott Warren, Co-Founder, Generation Citizen, and Departing CEO Overview: For the past ten and a half years, I have served as the CEO of Generation Citizen (GC). GC has established itself as one of the largest and pre-eminent actors in the civics education field, leading programmatic work across the country, and developing a […]
- Dec102019Read More >
Join us in Celebrating Our NY Change Makers!
- Nov072019Read More >
A Note from Scott Warren on Generation Citizen’s Future
I’m excited to officially announce that I’ll be transitioning out of Generation Citizen’s CEO role at the end of June, 2020. This is, above all, a time for tremendous celebration. Co-founding, growing, and leading GC has been the honor and privilege of my lifetime. If you had told me when I was graduating from college […]
Jun262019Read More >Oklahoma Student Shares Her Message of Action Civics
Claire Hopper Alcott Middle SchoolNorman, OK Good morning! My name is Claire Hopper and I go to Alcott Middle School in Norman, Oklahoma. First of all, I want to thank you all and I want to thank Generation Citizen for this opportunity on being apart of Civics Day. I also want to thank Ms. Maynard […]
Jun252019Read More >Texas Student Change Maker Addresses
Serena Galloway-Mark Serena Galloway-MarkAustin, TX Good morning! My name is Serena Galloway-Mark. I am a 7th grader at Kealing middle school I am honored to receive this award. It has been a long journey this semester. at the beginning when my class was voting on our issue it was 4 votes for housing affordability and […]
Jun252019Read More >Rhode Island Student Change Maker Address
Jaliana Lovelace Roger Williams Middle SchoolProvidence, RI Good Morning ladies and gentlemen my name is Jaliana Lovelace I am an 8th grade student at Roger Williams Middle School and I was born and raised in Providence Rhode Island. I just want to start off by saying I was so nervous but excited when I found […]
Jun252019Read More >Massachusetts Student Change Maker Address
Lucas DeLeon Methuen High SchoolMethuen, MA When I first heard my class was participating in Generation Citizen I thought the project would be fun, but, why did I want to put in the effort? It was junior year, I was doing well enough, but why would I want to put in more effort? I didn’t […]
Jun252019Read More >New York Student Change Maker Address
Nizayah Idlet Queens Preparatory AcademyQueens, NY Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen… My name is Nizayah Idlet and I’m a Sophomore at Queens Preparatory Academy. Before I begin today I would like to honor the people who have worked with me and helped me progress to this point in my school career. Ms, Ng-A-Qui my Chemistry […]
Jun252019Read More >California Student Change Maker Address
Camille Moraven Willard Middle School Berkeley, CA Hi my name is Camille Moraven. I am a 14-year-old 8th grader from Berkeley and I attend Willard Middle School. ~ Did you know that almost 20% of people living in Berkeley are living in poverty? What about the fact that 20% of Berkeley’s population are also immigrants? […]
May142019Read More >Talking Civics in the Nation’s Capitol
Generation Citizen hosts Fireside Chat with John King, Education Trust President and former U.S. Secretary of Education Last month, Generation Citizen’s policy and advocacy department executed two public affairs events in Washington D.C. On April 4th, we convened a Fireside Chat with John King, President and CEO of the Education Trust and 10th U.S. Secretary […]
Mar262019Read More >White Noise: A Fundraiser Hosted by the NYC Local Advisory Board
Join us for a private evening of theater benefiting Generation Citizen. Generation Citizen New York City’s Local Advisory Board is excited to invite you to a private evening of theater to benefit Generation Citizen at The Public Theater on April 30th for the 7 pm performance of see “White Noise.” White Noise, Written by Suzan-Lori […]
Feb122019Read More >GENERATION CITIZEN: The Power of Youth in Our Politics, a new book by Scott Warren
Jan232019Read More >TRIVIA FOR CHANGEMAKERS
Nov082018Read More >NEW REPORT: Through an Action Civics Lens – Policy and Advocacy to Support Effective Civics Education Across the 50 states
Generation Citizen’s Policy and Advocacy Team is thrilled to be launching a report, “Through an Action Civics Lens: Policy and Advocacy to Support Effective Civics Education Across the 50 States” in tandem with our 2018-2019 Policy and Advocacy Agenda. You can find the Report here and the Agenda here. Generation Citizen’s (GC) founding mission is […]
- Jan212020Read More >
Partisan Takes Won’t Define Nonpartisan Action Civics
By Amy Curran, OK Executive Director, and Scott Warren, CEO (Editor’s note: The following commentary appears in response to a commentary published by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs’ Center for Independent Journalism criticizing the civics-education nonprofit Generation Citizen. OCPA’s center did not respond to a request that this piece be published on their site.) In the last 10 […]
Jul312018Read More >What We’re Reading | July 31st, 2018
Our favorite articles from recent weeks Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! How […]
Mar192018Read More >What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! The Power to Change the World: A Teaching […]
- Jan112018Read More >
What We’re Reading
Happy New Year! Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Teaching Civics in a Hyperpartisan Climate, Education […]
- Dec072017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Don’t Stop the Presses! When Local News Struggles, […]
- Nov222017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Think Students Won’t Consider Opposite Political Views? Here’s […]
- Nov022017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Should we worry that half of Americans trust […]
- Sep142017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! If “Did Not Vote” Had Been A Candidate […]
- Aug162017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Put Me In Coach: Reworking Social Studies for […]
- Jul202017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! What happens to local news when there is […]
- Jun272017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Youth turnout at UK general election highest in […]
- Jun092017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Teen’s election to Pearland school board turns heads, […]
- May112017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Building Effective Coalitions with Fair Fares Campaign Members, […]
- Apr202017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Factoring Schools into the Calculus of City Budgeting, […]
- Mar302017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! Study: 60 Percent of Rural Millennials Lack […]
Mar092017Read More >What We’re Reading
Every few weeks, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! A Great New Accidental Renaissance. The New […]
- Feb162017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civics education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! The Snapchat Cohort gets into Politics, and […]
- Jan262017Read More >
What We’re Reading
Every other week, GC picks out a selection of articles that are relevant to our work and to the civic education space as a whole. We at GC love to expand our learning in every aspect of what we do, and we hope you enjoy our selections! 25 ways to be politically active (whether […]