D.C. could reinvent civics education
The Washington Post
An op-ed cites our research on the racial and socioeconomic opportunity gaps in high-quality civic education.
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Rhode Island lawsuit: Students sue for the right to learn civics
The Christian Science Monitor
Our Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg is quoted in this piece about an ongoing judicial battle over civic education in Rhode Island.
Why are kids today less patriotic?
The Conversation
As part of the Conversation's "Curious Kids" column that answers questions from teens, this piece cites CIRCLE data showing that young people are actually increasingly participating in politics.
Elizabeth Warren Surges Among Young Voters
U.S. News & World Report
This article cites CIRCLE data from the 2016 primaries that showed young people's overwhelming preference for Bernie Sanders.
'I think they will decide the race': Can young voters again push Democrats to victory in 2020?
USA Today
Our Director shares 2018 data and looks forward to the 2020 election.
Getting Out the Vote Is Harder in Areas Where Young People Feel Forgotten
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue extensively cites CIRCLE research about the challenges—and potential—for engaging young voters.
Gen Z Is The Most Progressive — and Least Partisan — Generation
Teen Vogue
CIRCLE data and commentary from our Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg are central to this feature on young people's political attitudes and beliefs.
If we want democracy to endure, shouldn't we know something about it?
The Boston Globe
This Boston Globe Magazine feature on the new civic education law in Massachusetts cites our director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, who was part of the coalition who advocated for the new law.
Young Voters Still ‘Feel the Bern,’ but Not Just for Bernie Sanders Anymore
The New York Times
CIRCLE data on youth voting in the 2016 Iowa caucuses informs this piece on Bernie Sanders' candidacy.