Sentences with phrase «on youth civic engagement»

Started and lead three successful campaigns on youth civic engagement, business development and public education budgets.

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Council Member Torres is a leading voice on issues related to affordable and public housing, police reform, school integration and youth civic engagement.

Torney - Purta and Barber focus on the cross-national connections between youth civic engagement and the recognition of international human rights.

Medford, Massachusetts About Blog CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, is a nonpartisan research center studying youth civic engagement and civic education.

Considering the current state of our democracy (with partisan politics resulting in policy gridlock), it is concerning that the civic mission of public schools is so neglected, particularly given the lack of civic knowledge of our youth (evidenced by their poor performance on the 2010 NAEP in Civics)-- and low civic engagement (for example, just 41.2 percent of youth — voters age 18 - 24 — turned out for the 2012 presidential election).

Her research focuses on youth development, education, youth civic engagement, and parent - school - community partnerships.

We need your ongoing support for the Lecture and Award and to continue to reach policymakers with information about policies that support youth on their pathway to economic self - sufficiency and civic engagement.

13, will be at the Ed School to speak on the importance of art and the role of museums in youths» civic engagement.

CCSA Advocates engages in efforts to provide education and resources to support more charter schools to increase civic participation on their campuses, including youth civic engagement.

While the 2016 election brought a renewed interest in engagement among youth, 4 only 23 percent of eighth - graders performed at or above the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics exam, and achievement levels have virtually stagnated since 1998.5 In addition, the increased focus on math and reading in K - 12 education — while critical to prepare all students for success — has pushed out civics and other important subjects.

Throughout a semester - long course, the nonprofit implements a civics curriculum based on students» civic identities and issues they care about, such as gang violence, public transit, or youth employment.25 The course framework encourages students to think through an issue by researching its root cause, developing an action plan, getting involved in their community through engagement tactics, and presenting their efforts to their class.

Conference activities included workshops, service learning projects, and other activities focused on civic engagement, youth - adult partnerships, and professional development.

As the theoretical basis for their intervention, students from 19 of the S3 high schools used the youth - adult partnership framework (Zeldin, Christens, & Powers, 2012), which focuses on supporting positive youth development through authentic civic engagement.

Specifically, by 2020, the Foundation intends to create a leading leadership forum focused on Kenyan Youth and children in Kenya that educates, empowers, and engages them to grow into actively responsible citizens, thus leading them to act on socio - economic issues such as combatting corruption, job creation, civic engagement, conservation, and national cohesion.

Medford, Massachusetts About Blog CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, is a nonpartisan research center studying youth civic engagement and civic education.