CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement)
conducts research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge

Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge

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CIRCLE Online Seminar: What is the state of youth civic learning and engagement?

Who are the online seminar participants? We want to start off this week’s blog post by providing a bit of an overview of who the seminar members are.  The group is definitely female dominant.  From analyzing the introductions, sign up information, and pre-surveys completed thus far, participants represent a diverse set of sectors — K-12, Read More >

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January 24th, 2014
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CIRCLE Online Seminar: Orientation & Introduction

Welcome to CIRCLE’s first foray into an online seminar.  We released All Together Now: Collaboration and Innovation for Youth Civic Engagement in October of last year.  Since that time, we have deepened and begun new conversations with a range of stakeholders about next steps to create better and more civic learning and engagement opportunities for all Read More >

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January 13th, 2014
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Information Literacy in High School Civics

With news sources changing rapidly and fragmenting along ideological lines, understanding how to use news and information media (“information literacy”) is an important civic skill. A new fact sheet by CIRCLE deputy director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg explores the extent to which information literacy is taught in high school civics classes and how its teaching varies. Using Read More >

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January 9th, 2014
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Improving Civic Education: A Reflection Guide for Teachers

Following the release of “All Together Now: Collaboration and Innovation for Youth Engagement,” the report of our Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge, we have developed a series of materials to help different stakeholders in these fields share and discuss the report’s findings and recommendations. One of the main messages of All Together Now Read More >

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December 20th, 2013
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CIRCLE Launches Online Seminar to Discuss Youth Engagement Report

To enhance and broaden the discussions around the report of our Commission on Youth Voting and Civic Knowledge, we have developed a FREE, five-week, open online seminar that will extend research and recommendations from the report.

December 6th, 2013
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