Voting Rights
Election Day is upon us.
This statement is full of promise, and perhaps more than a little trepidation. As we know, Election Day concludes the exercise of our most foundational right as Americans. This foundational right has been hard-fought and was hard-won across the span of our history, quietly and loudly, on our nation’s streets and in the halls of our government institutions. It has taken persistence and patience, but also blood and perseverance all in the cause of democratic inclusion. Is this foundational right cast in stone? We know it is not.
Photo: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
4 Ways to Turn the Tables on Social Media
Did you come to this post by way of social media? Are you about to jump to Twitter? YouTube? Instagram? Join the club. More than 7 in 10 U.S. adults use some type of social media, according to Pew Research Center. Further, Common Sense Media found that this number is 96 percent for teens, and that 77 percent of teens get news and headlines from social media.
My Civics Story - Teaching Civics Projects
Sarah Calla, an 8th grade Social Studies teacher in Methuen, shares her reflections and advice on teaching student-led Action Civics projects.
Standing with Educators for Democracy
MCLC offers resources to support educators working with students to gain a more complete understanding of the attack on Congress on January 6.
October 2020 Newsletter
To help educators and families start the new school year, here are free civic learning resources and support for remote learning.
Virtual Lobbying to Support the Civics Project Trust Fund
During this severe economic crisis, legislators are facing profoundly difficult budgetary decisions, but our future as a democratic society depends now more than ever on effective civic learning. The Mass Civic Learning Coalition is seeking continuation of the $1.5 million in state support.
Two Massachusetts students taking action from home during COVID-19.
We interviewed two local students who are staying engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic by designing their own infographic campaign to make sure their communities are informed about the 2020 Census
Why is civic education and engagement important right now?
Hear the voices of three Massachusetts students on the ways they are taking civic action and why they think civic engagement is important right now.