CIRCLE in the News

CIRCLE often changes public discourse and press coverage about young people as citizens. We do this by providing a stream of reliable data and analysis that helps Americans to understand the strengths and weaknesses of civic education and engagement, broadly defined. Our research has been cited in most national newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times; on networks like CNN, NPR, PBS, NBC, and Fox News; in magazines like TIME, The Atlantic, National Journal, and Forbes; and on top online news sites like The Huffington Post, Mic, Roll Call, and POLITICO.

A selection of recent coverage includes:

2018

• Young Voters Could Make a Difference. Will They?, The New York Times, 11/2/18
• What today’s parents can do to raise the next generation of informed voters, 11/2/18
• What Will Bring Young Voters to the Polls?, Voice of America, 11/1/18
• Free rides to the polls test the transit and turnout connection, Curbed, 11/1/18
• Democrats’ chances of taking over control of the House rest with women, Millennials and suburban voters, experts say, Chicago Tribune, 10/29/18
• Ahead of the Trend: A look at youth civic engagement ahead of the midterms, Washington Examiner, 10/29/18
• Where Prospective, First-Time Voters Get Informed, Education Week, 10/29/18
• Young people poised to be a political force at the polls in 2018, ABC News, 10/25/18
• Gen Z activists target youth ahead of midterms with #WhyDoYouVote campaign, NBC News, 10/19/18
• How the Anti-Trump Resistance Is Organizing Its Outrage, TIME, 10/18/18
• Will Young Voters Show Up to Save the Country?, GQ, 10/17/18
• Young Voters Might Actually Show Up At The Polls This Year, FiveThirtyEight, 10/16/18
• 18 in ’18: How First-Time Voters Could Affect the Midterms, TIME, 10/15/18
• Taylor Swift and Rihanna told young people to register. They’re doing it, but are they going to actually vote?, The Washington Post, 10/12/18
• Young people could propel blue wave for Democrats: Poll, Washington Examiner, 10/10/18
• The Kids Are Alright — And They’re Voting in the Midterms, Study Finds, Roll Call, 10/9/18
• Uber and Lyft will help you find your polling place on Election Day, The Verge, 10/4/18
• How to Vote for the First Time as a College Student, VICE, 9/25/18
• On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote, NPR, 9/10/18
• Young voters, claim your power, The Boston Globe, 9/7/18
• Millennial movement: How this generation is getting voters to the ballot box, TODAY, 9/4/18
• Who accounted for the high Florida primary turnout? This group may be part of the answer, Miami Herald, 8/30/18
• MTV launches young voter registration drive, Chicago Sun Times, 8/20/18
• Millennials May Impact the 2018 Election. if They Show Up., U.S. News & World Report, 7/14/18
• How Young Voters Could Flip Congress, WNYC, 7/13/18
• Young Mainers and the issues they care about could decide November’s election, The Maine Beacon, 6/26/18
• Parkland Survivors Launch Tour To Register Young Voters And Get Them Out In November, NPR, 6/16/18
• Colorado’s young voters are expected to turn out and focus on issues, Denverite, 6/4/18
• More young people plan to vote this year. But their key issues may surprise you., Yahoo! News, 6/1/18
• Millennials take on Trump in the midterms, POLITICO, 5/28/18
• Young People Register to Vote in Greater Numbers—But Will They Come Out for Midterms?, Nonprofit Quarterly, 5/21/18
• Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote, New York Times, 5/20/18
• David Hogg Wants To Knock NRA-Backed Candidates Out of Office. His Biggest Obstacle? The Lackluster Voting Habits of His Young Peers, The 74, 5/10/18
• Minnesota’s youth could rock the vote in November — if they show up to the polls, Minnesota Star Tribune, 5/2/18
• Making it easier for young people to get involved in our elections, Daily Kos, 4/25/18
• Gun control advocates push to make voter registration the legacy of Parkland shooting, Washington Post, 4/21/18
• Montana’s Millennials Are Organized And Getting Ready For Midterm Election, Montana Public Radio, 4/10/18
• Parkland highlights political potential of millennials. The question now is if they’ll vote, Los Angeles Times, 4/3/18
• Tufts University Research Shows Potential Power Of Youth Vote, WGBH, 3/29/18
• Political force or fad? Young voters’ clout uncertain, Associated Press, 3/27/18
• Thousands to march in U.S. gun protests, but will they vote?, Reuters, 3/22/18
• Millennials’ Climate Views Could Sway 10 House Elections This November, Scientific American, 3/5/18
• Post Parkland, Young Voters Might Show up in 2018 , Los Angeles Daily News, 3/2/18