Content Categorized with "Learning Democracy"
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Americans' View of Government Shaped by Student Government Experience
- Posted: June 1, 2012
- Author(s): Neema Ghavimi
- Categories: Learning Democracy, Home
Civics lessons students learn in schools have an impact on how they view government when they are older. Students' civics experiences or lack of experiences starting from elementary school all the way through college can shape the way they view our politics today. I'll use my own experience as an example.
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The Failure of US Civics Education
- Posted: May 31, 2012
- Author(s): Kathy Pahel
- Categories: Learning Democracy, Home
Today, the United States falls short of its goal to create generation after generation of educated citizens to ensure the continuation of our democracy. Once the founding motivation for the creation of public schools, civics education has fallen into the shadows of math and science. It is taught in a passive learning environment, and lacks any development of critical thinking essential to the democratic process. Without a thorough revamping of our education system, civics education will continue to be sidelined and our democracy will suffer.
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Democracy Demands Civic Education
- Posted: May 15, 2012
- Author(s): Kathy Pahel
- Categories: Learning Democracy, Home
Through at least 40 years of polling, the American public has claimed that the number-one purpose of the nation’s schools is “preparing people to become responsible citizens.” Civic education is a key factor in personal and social development, as well as essential to the democratic process, and the only institution that can provide opportunities to cultivate democratic experience-not for elite groups, but for all children and youth- is the school.
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The Next Generation of Reformers: Reasons for Young People to Get Involved in the Electoral Reform Movement
- Posted: August 24, 2011
- Author(s): Dorothy Scheeline
- Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, National Popular Vote, Learning Democracy, Right to Vote Amendment, Universal Voter Registration, Home
A lot of the people advocating for structural changes do so because we have problems with the established political culture. The group of people that is 18-29 right now has a lot of reasons to want deep systemic change soon. Because of this, I think that over the next decade we will see groups that are focused on young people intensify their advocacy efforts for election reform issues.
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Democracy, Schools, and the Internet...Oh, My!
- Posted: August 5, 2010
- Author(s): Rebecca Guterman
- Categories: Learning Democracy
In the midst of election season, there are many ways to get youth and soon-to-be voters involved and interested in the poltiical climate and democracy.
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Sen. Byrd and Constitution Day
- Posted: June 28, 2010
- Author(s): Rebecca Guterman
- Categories: Learning Democracy
Senator Robert Byrd (D-W. Va) died at 92 this morning after being admitted to a Fairfax, VA hospital last week for heat exhaustion. Byrd, who was elected to serve a record-breaking nine consecutive terms in the Senate following three terms in the House, is remembered in the many obituaries that appeared today for his unwavering dedication to the needs of the people he represented.
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FairVote testifies to Maryland Senate Committee
- Posted: February 26, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Reforms, Learning Democracy, Home, Universal Voter Registration, FairVote
Yesterday, the Maryland Senate Education, Health & Environmental Committee held a public hearing on several election bills. FairVote’s Right to Vote Director Adam Fogel testified in favor of two of the bills that are sponsored by Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-20):
- SB 292, which will set a uniform voter registration age of 16
- SB 293, which will establish a permanent absentee ballot list. -
Notwithstanding budget crisis, R.I. mustn't cut civics position
- Posted: March 12, 2009
- Author(s): Matt Sledge
- Publication: Providence Journal
- Categories: Learning Democracy, FairVote
FairVote's Matt Sledge explains why Rhode Island should not cut funding for civics education. -
The Gap (Redux)