In this series, Citizens & Scholars compiles the best recent articles, reports, and research from around the civic learning field. Stay up-to-date on the latest news, trends, and developments in efforts to build effective citizens.
Youth Civic Development
- High School Siblings Tackling Environmental Justice One Tree at a Time | C&S
- Action Civics For The Win | The Philadelphia Citizen
- Student named ‘Newman Civic Fellow’ for community-focused efforts | MSU Today
- Seniors provide inspiration for young leaders | The Stanely News & Press
- How Democrats Can Win Over Young People | TIME
- Young leaders take spotlight for gun-law change, structural reform | MLK50
- Honoring a young leader: Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell celebrates Youth of the Year John Long | Lowell Sun
- Young women in the community learning to be the leaders of the future | KVIA
- Best and Brightest: Faith and leadership define young scientist | The Gazette
Young women in the community learning to be the leaders of the future
The Young Women’s Leadership Conference brought together moms and daughters from throughout El Paso. The conference inspiring them to get a head-start in thinking about their future.
Higher Ed & Campus Life
- John Hopkins President to discuss universities’ role in democracy | Oxford Observer
- Republic or Democracy? | Inside Higher Ed
- Is Campus Free Speech in Crisis? A Congressional Hearing Grapples With a Familiar Question | The Chronicle of Higher Education
K-12 Education
- Blueprint for Maryland’s future emphasizes reading and math, but what about civics? | Op-Ed, The Baltimore Sun
- A History Worth Learning | South Dekota Government News
- Biden Team Spotlights How Cybersecurity Education Can Help Protect Democracy | Ed Week
Preamble
In this urgent moment for the nation, we can strengthen democracy—together. In Preamble, Citizens & Scholars president Raj Vinnakota sits down for 15-minute conversations with diverse thought leaders—across traditional divides—on the new ideas shaping a more perfect Union.
Civic Learning Field
- A new equation to measure what matters, with democracy in the balance | Made by Us
- Will Gen Z care about America’s 250th? | Made by Us
- How A Lexington Nonprofit Is Increasing Participation In Local Government | Next City
- America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds | The Wall Street Journal
- We can save democracy by ending the government’s compulsory monopoly | Op-Ed, The Washington Examiner
- ‘It’s dictated by us’: Strengthening Democracy Awards 2023 | Civic Nebraska
- Civil War Expert: How To Save & Strengthen U.S. Democracy | Good Good Good
- Strengthening Democracy, One Experiment at a Time | Psychology Today
