Youth Today
All posts tagged "voting"
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351NewsHow child-focused ballot measures fared this election
Voters across the states largely approved funding for children, though some holdouts remain.
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450NewsSchool choice initiatives defeated in three states
Voters rejected or repealed measures allowing taxpayer dollars to be used for private/charter schools.
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2.3KNewsQ&A: How organizers are harnessing the power of young Latino voters
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez serves as executive director of NextGen America.
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2.1KNewsQ&A: This civics teacher wants his students to know — The government is made up of people just like you
Shaking President Clinton’s hand, “It just struck me, like, this is just another dude.”
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1.2KNewsVermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto
The Democrat-controlled state Legislature overrode the Republican governor's veto of the Brattleboro charter change.
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934NewsIn Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role
For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayOpinions Vary on Voting While Disabled
In the middle of a global pandemic our country is about to choose who will be the president for the next four...
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1.4KGrantsYouth Civic Engagement Collaborative Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Civic Engagement, Youth Development, Youth Services, Youth Voting, Volunteering | Amount: $15,000 | Deadline: Mar. 27, 2020
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1.4KFrom the BureausConfusion Over Certificate Program Denies Eligible Parolees the Right to Vote in NY
Diana Ortiz remembers breaking into a huge smile the minute she saw her name on the voting roster. It was Nov. 2,...
