National Civic Review articles from March 2006

National Civic Review archives from March 2006

Note from the editor.
March 22, 2006... Efforts to engage young people in civic life are central to the mission of the National Civic League, not just because of the cliche, however true, that youth are vital to the future of our communities. Increasingly, civic organizations and...

Youth as important civic actors: from the margins to the center.
March 22, 2006... Public opinions polls and extensive research on attitudes held about young people (teenagers, primarily) in the United States portray a consistent, and troubling, point of view: that teenagers are plagued by expensive problems (crime,...

Lessons from the field: engaging youth and adults as partners in organizational governance.
March 22, 2006... Across the country, young people are increasingly sitting at the tables where important decisions are made. State agencies, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations are beginning to endorse youth in governance as central to their...

A rising movement.(student protests)
March 22, 2006... On a warm morning in mid-September, fifteen hundred New York City students walked out of Dewitt Clinton High School and marched two miles to their school district's headquarters to protest the use of metal detectors in their school. Clogging...

Student research for action: restoring hope where It's all but gone.
March 22, 2006... "Here's the hard truth," high school junior Ronald begins. "Indianapolis schools [have] the fifth worst graduation rate in the country. Only 25 percent of black males who enter high school here get a diploma. We have more black males in prison...

"Make them pay attention to us": young voters and the 2004 election.
March 22, 2006... Make them pay attention to us! That rallying cry, the tag line of the nonpartisan New Voters Project, galvanized thousands of young people in six states to hit the streets in a massive youth voter campaign. From the bright lights of Las...

Youth mediate democracy.
March 22, 2006... The relationship between young people and citizenship in our society is full of contradictions. Teenagers in the United States can join the military before they are allowed to vote or consume alcohol. On certain issues, young people are seen as...

Racial justice through resistance: important dimensions of youth development for African Americans.
March 22, 2006... One of the most significant challenges facing the youth development field is its capacity to confront questions of social inequality. Youth development can be described as a process that prepares young people for healthy and productive...

Mix It Up: crossing social boundaries as a pathway to youth civic engagement.
March 22, 2006... In 2002, the Study Circles Resource Center partnered with the Teaching Tolerance Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center in a new national initiative called the Mix It Up campaign. This initiative, which continues to grow, has three primary...