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STUDENT VOICE: ‘Sometimes my voice alone wasn’t enough’

The Hechinger Report

Throughout elementary school, I was always known as the girl who talked a lot and turned simple conversations into debates. This was the launch of my civics engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education. But what are we doing to get students, and citizens in general, civically engaged?

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Helping even middle-of-the-pack students see themselves as leaders

The Hechinger Report

The February 14 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, gave new life to student activism, prompting a level of civic engagement among students that many had never considered. Related: Student Voice: ‘The youth movement extends beyond gun violence’.