Civic Learning Round-Up: March

In this series, Citizens & Scholars compiles the best recent articles, reports, and research from around the civic learning field. Stay up-to-date on the latest news, trends, and developments in efforts to build effective citizens. 

New C&S Report: Mapping Civic Measurement

The Institute for Citizens and Scholars has released Mapping Civic Measurement, a comprehensive civic measurement landscape review and a first-of-its-kind framework for mapping civic readiness and opportunities.

Youth Civic Development

• Coming Together: A Conversation with Rajiv Vinnakota | Philanthropy Masterminds Podcast
• Boone County students host school board candidate forum and contribute to democracy | WNIJ Hola 
• Young leaders promote democracy at home | Share America 
• Georgia Dept of Education Announces Delegates for U.S. Senate Youth Program | All On Georgia
• DAR awards ceremony recognizes civic-minded youth, volunteers | Times Leader 
• Police chiefs answer questions from youth during forum on police reform | 13 News Now
• Moving beyond passing the torch: Bridging the age gap to rebuild democracy | Op-Ed, The Fulcrum 
• Five Young Women: For Mila Mullin, ‘it all comes back to the community’ | Tallahassee Democrat 
• Mont. students lobby for bill to designate state fruit | KTVH 

Higher Ed & Campus Life

• Are young conservatives giving up on democracy? | Politico 
• Republicans Face Setbacks in Push to Tighten Voting Laws on College Campuses | NYTimes 
• Students Increase Civic Engagement Through MSU’s March for Service Initiative | Morehead State News 
• Meet some of the young leaders making a difference at CCC | The Clackamas Print 

K-12 Education

• Democracy dies without trust and truth: Shore up civics in schools | Op-Ed, The Seattle-Times 
• ‘Toward a More Perfect Union:’ An interview with the author | The Highland County Press 
• Momentum for nonpartisan civic education | The Fulcrum 
• Civic Education Is Having a Moment. This Is What That Means. | Governing
• Democracy Works: Civic learning amid the culture wars | WPSU 
• ‘Mr. Gettysburg? I don’t know him.’ History, civics could be made mandatory at NC colleges | The News & Observer
• Supreme Court offers civic education program for students | Op-Ed, Las Cruces Sun News
• 23 Civic Engagement Activities To Cultivate Model Citizenship | Teaching Expertise 

Civic Learning Field

• Americans remain hopeful about democracy despite fears of its demise – and are acting on that hope | The Conversation 
• Themes from Civic Learning Week | C&S Feature
• Educators and students kick off first-ever National Civic Learning Week | WBUR 
• It’s Civic Learning Week. What are you doing to be a better citizen? | Op-Ed, Lexington Herald Leader 
• Political Scientist Susan Stokes ’81 Discusses Political Polarization and Global Erosion of Democracy | The Harvard Crimson 
• What Will It Take to Save Democracy? | Boston Review 
• Is the sun rising or setting on democracy? 20 artists offer ideas at 2 Philly museums | WHYY 
• Five Nebraskans honored by Civic Nebraska for helping to build a robust democracy | Nebraska Examiner 
• Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Launches Adult Civics Education Platform | Business Wire