In a nation struggling to find unity across differences, our youth can lead the way with a call for change and investments in civic education and leadership.
solid is working with the student leaders of GenerationNation to create and launch a campaign calling for investments in civic education and civic literacy. Gathering ideas from interactive facilitated discussions, sharing perspectives on possible actions and creating outreach and engagement tools to enroll others in their cause, the students will lead the way for change.
Civic knowledge and effective civic participation and leadership skills are at an all-time low, while divisiveness within and among American communities is at an all-time high. At the same time, disinvestment in civic education and a decline in levels of participation in civil society has opened vulnerabilities of distrust, blame, and lack of faith in institutions.
GenerationNation is a non-profit organization developing a new generation of civic leaders. Through GenerationNation, students learn first-hand how their governments and communities work; understand and can discuss important civic issues and differing points of view; know how to find and use good sources of news and civic information; and, build social capital, knowledge, and experience to be civic leaders who transform their schools, neighborhoods, communities and nation for the better…now and for the future.