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, says Gene Demby. – Slate

• Americans across the political spectrum believe we need police reform. – Mic

• Efforts to raise the minimum wage at the federal level may have stalled, but increases in 20 states went into effect on Thursday. – The New York Times

• While 2014 wasn’t the best year for politics, here’s what to look out for in 2015. – The Atlantic

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