Fifty years ago this year, in July 1971, the 26th Amendment was ratified, giving American citizens ages 18-20 the right to vote in all elections. It took just over three months for the requisite three-fourths of states to ratify the amendment, the fastest such process...
Novelist Rilla Askew boldly states, “Oklahoma is America: we are its microcosm; our story is America’s story, intensified to the hundredth power.” I believe that this is true and will be lived out if we exchange fear of difference and embrace the fact that this...
NEWS RELEASE: August 23, 2021 GENERATION CITIZEN AND VOTE16USA HELP LAUNCH VOTE 16 RESEARCH NETWORK TO ANALYZE IMPACT OF LOWERING VOTING AGE IN THE UNITED STATES The study out of the University of Maryland is the first of its kind in the nation. On August 23,...
Today marks the release of Generation Citizen’s latest white paper, Equity in Civic Education: Insights from the Massachusetts Policy Context. The paper frames the process of stewarding an inclusive civic learning ecosystem in three distinct, interrelated phases: 1)...
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...
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...
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