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Recognizing Educators on MLK Day

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the MLK Day of Service, The Civics Center encouraged others to embrace the day as an opportunity to express gratitude. We asked students from across the country to recognize the educators who taught them the importance of making their voices heard and participating in their communities.

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The Civics Center congratulates Laura Brill on receiving the Judith Soley Lawyer as Citizen Award

The Civics Center Director Laura W. Brill was honored with the 2020 Judith Soley Lawyer as Citizen Award from the California Women Lawyers (CWL). The Judith Soley Lawyer as Citizen Award is given to one attorney each year who has “made a significant contribution to their community...beyond the practice of law” and “devotes time and effort to the public good and values through the tradition of public service and involvement.”

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Happy Mother’s Day! 2020 Edition: Calling all moms.

A lot of lofty generalizations float around on Mother’s Day. One generalization that is often ignored is that moms perform a lot of unpaid labor at home and at work and solve problems that result from a lack of public planning. I know a lot of moms now who, when they are not worried about health and the economy, are worried about our democracy.

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Introducing the 1,000 Schools Challenge and Ready to Vote Coalition
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Introducing the 1,000 Schools Challenge and Ready to Vote Coalition

I’m thrilled to introduce The Civics Center’s 1,000 Schools Challenge, undertaken with the newly formed Ready to Vote Coalition. The goal of the Challenge is to support youth-led voter registration efforts in 1,000 schools around the country. The Ready to Vote Coalition includes national, state and local groups, listed below, who recognize and value the goal of improving civic engagement in high school.

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Pop Quiz:  High School Voter Registration 101
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Pop Quiz: High School Voter Registration 101

It’s officially finals season. That means it’s time to take our first ever pop quiz to find out if you’ll be ready to help young people vote in 2020. If you don’t know the answers, don’t be surprised.  One thing we’ve learned this year at The Civics Center is that the opportunities for high school voter registration are among the best kept secrets in the country.

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New Study Reveals 14% of Utah 16- and 17-year-olds  Are Pre-registered to Vote
The Civics Center Updates Brianna Velasco, University of California, Los Angeles '20 The Civics Center Updates Brianna Velasco, University of California, Los Angeles '20

New Study Reveals 14% of Utah 16- and 17-year-olds Are Pre-registered to Vote

The 2018 primary elections made Utah history as they were the first to allow pre-registered 17-year-olds to cast a ballot in the state. Despite the promise of this new law, more than two-thirds of the counties in Utah had fewer than 20% of 16- and 17-year-olds pre-registered. 

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New Oregon Study Finds 29% of 16- and 17-year-olds are Pre-registered to Vote Statewide
The Civics Center Updates Brianna Velasco, University of California, Los Angeles '20 The Civics Center Updates Brianna Velasco, University of California, Los Angeles '20

New Oregon Study Finds 29% of 16- and 17-year-olds are Pre-registered to Vote Statewide

In 2018, pre-registration rates across Oregon counties were relatively uniform--the majority of counties measuring between 22% to 35% of 16- and 17-year-olds pre-registered--in comparison to states like West Virginia and Colorado that contain large amounts of variation.

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