Tag: Civxnow

#CivicsForUS: Youth Leadership, Youth Ownership — Viren Mehta’s Advocacy Work
#CivicsForUS: Youth Leadership, Youth Ownership — Viren Mehta’s Advocacy Work
Mar 19, 2021
Viren Mehta, a student from the Equity in Civics Youth Fellowship inaugural cohort, was selected by Michael Matsuda, Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent, for an internship with his office...
Denouncing The Assault On Our Capitol
Denouncing The Assault On Our Capitol
Jan 14, 2021
January 6, 2021 is a day that will live in infamy. The violence visited upon the U.S. Capitol — the very building that symbolizes our constitutional democracy — is further evidence of the fragility...
Teachers are Guardians of Our Constitutional Democracy
Teachers are Guardians of Our Constitutional Democracy
Nov 19, 2020
Putting it mildly, this has been a difficult election for most Americans. The fissures between us as a people have been torn wide open, and we’re more divided than we...
Member Spotlight — Girl Scouts of the USA Take a Bigger Role within CivxNow
Member Spotlight — Girl Scouts of the USA Take a Bigger Role within CivxNow
Oct 27, 2020
This month’s member spotlight focuses on Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in an interview with their interim CEO Judith Batty. Batty is a lifelong Girl Scout, former troop leader,...
#CivicsForUS: New Class of Youth Fellows and Youth Amplifiers Ready for Change
#CivicsForUS: New Class of Youth Fellows and Youth Amplifiers Ready for Change
Oct 26, 2020
In October, iCivics launched the second class of the Equity in Civics Youth Fellowship, part of the Youth As Civic Experts Network. 21 fellows participated in a weekend series of...
Job Opportunity: Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, CivxNow
Job Opportunity: Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, CivxNow
Oct 20, 2020
Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, CivxNow Who We Are iCivics is a fast growing civic education nonprofit located in Cambridge, MA. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics re-imagines civic education...
Advocating for Civics During Pandemic and State Budget Crunches
Advocating for Civics During Pandemic and State Budget Crunches
Sep 30, 2020
This month, CivxNow spotlights John Schneider, Managing Director of External Affairs at Mass Insight Education & Research about the struggles and learnings from advocating for civic learning in Massachusetts during...
Majority of Americans See K-12 Civic Education as the Best Solution
Majority of Americans See K-12 Civic Education as the Best Solution
Sep 29, 2020
This summer, pollster and messaging expert Frank Luntz conducted a survey of 1,000 adults 18 and older to find out what Americans from all political stripes think could help heal...
Forging a Path Toward Equity — Actualizing a Commitment to Racial Justice and a Healthy Democracy
Forging a Path Toward Equity — Actualizing a Commitment to Racial Justice and a Healthy Democracy
Sep 08, 2020
“Contrary to our idealistic normative assumptions, citizens do not have a principled or ideologically constrained approach to democracy…Instead, most citizens are prone to understand democracy through the lens of group...
When Students Need Civics Most, Civics NAEP to be Postponed
When Students Need Civics Most, Civics NAEP to be Postponed
Sep 04, 2020
On July 31, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) postponed until 2022 the voluntary administration of the 2021 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exams in Civics and U.S. History...
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