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AI Literacy: A New Graduation Requirement and Civic Imperative
AI literacy will be a foundational part of the future of all healthy democracies. Education systems can act now.
Portland Youth Exercise Power through Participatory Budgeting
Oregon implemented an experiment in giving young community members direct say over how to spend public dollars as a way to participate in community governance.
Making Civic Learning Meaningful With And For Young People
Through iThrive's Game Design Studio teens were engaged as equals and experts in imagining and ideating alongside others in the civic education ecosystem.
The Content Every High School Student Should Learn (But Doesn’t)
In many high schools, the traditional course sequence and graduation requirements remain stagnant. For future-ready students, we need to update these content areas..