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What If the Teen City Council Is Better Than the Grownup One?

Kriston Capps

July 05, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

Takoma Park’s youth council may be the most powerful teen legislature in the nation. The city was the first to lower the voting age to 16 years old, so council members are not only communicating youth perspectives but also voting in local elections.

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Civic Participation Begins in Schools

Sylvia Rousseau Scott Warren

March 20, 2018 |

Stanford Social Innovation Review |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The educational system in the United States prioritizes individual student success over the common civic good. But schools and organizations are bringing back civics education by creating democratic learning environments inside schools and helping students work on real-world policy issues.

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How College Campuses Are Trying to Tap Students' Voting Power

Farah Stockman

March 03, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Universities are using competitions, music, and prizes to encourage civic engagement among students. Efforts are aided by a national study that allows schools to see how many of their students voted either locally or absentee.

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How civil service reform could be the secret to Africa's development

Odette Chalaby

November 20, 2017 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: Liberia

Liberia is a country that has suffered from over a decade of civil war, as well as government corruption. New female-led government leadership has created the President’s Young Professionals Program that has enrolled and integrated young people into public service agencies and ministries. The program has succeeded in re-establishing trust in the Liberian government, as alumni are dedicated to the mentoring of others, and have achieved high-level positions in the public sector.

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TADA: bringing ambition and opportunity to underprivileged children in Brussels

Elodie Blogie

June 24, 2017 |

Le Soir |

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Response Location: Belgium, Brussels

Based off the Dutch initiative IMC Weekendschool, TADA is a program in Brussels, Belgium that helps younger kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods learn about different career paths. The weekend workshops expose children to a diverse set of professions and passions. The program is so popular that they haven't been able to meet demand. They hope to work with about 1000 young people by 2020.

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The Trump-Era Push to Encourage Girls to Run for Office

Patricia Alex

April 24, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Women are underrepresented in elected positions, and with Trump being elected after being heard describing women in poor taste, this has only become more of a concern. Programs such as Elect Her and IGNITE are trying to help increase the number of women in politics through various methods.

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Research shows link between joblessness and youth violence: Pathways to Peace

Olivera Perkins

June 09, 2016 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

A correlation exists in Cuyahoga County between the idle youth rate -- base on teens who are neither working nor in school -- and the youth violence rate, according to an analysis done for The Plain Dealer by Claudia Coulton, co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at Case Western Reserve University and a professor of urban social research.

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Come for the pizza, stay for the power: why Boston let teenagers set its budget

Sandra Larson

March 31, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston’s Youth Lead the Change engages young people in municipal decision-making by putting them in charge of determining how one million dollars is spent every year. Participants learn how city government works, submit project ideas, and vote on which proposals to fund. It’s not a simulation. The money is real.

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Reaching for rehabilitation, not retribution

Suzette Hackney

December 27, 2015 |

IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

A nonprofit in Indianapolis diverts kids from the juvenile justice system by using a teen court where first-time offenders admit their guilt to a jury made up of fellow students rather than going through suspension or expulsion. Jurors usually give verdicts that include community service, apologies, restitution, counseling and tutoring, and possibly serving on a jury. About 1,000 students participate each year and the county prosecutor named the nonprofit Crime Fighter of the Year for its work.

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Students get piece of the action after seeking a say in budget

John Fensterwald

May 05, 2015 |

EdSource |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

In response to youth calling for greater say in how California schools spend money, Overfelt High School allowed students to decide how to spend $50,000 of the school’s discretionary funding. Principal Vito Chiala reflected that the step was both nerve-racking and rewarding. “You have to trust the community to set priorities,” Chiala said. “The projects showed wisdom.”

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