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Educating for Youth Voting & Civic Participation with CIRCLE

This webinar dispels common misconceptions about youth civic engagement and discusses how to educate for informed and equitable voting amid rising polarization.

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Scholars from CIRCLE, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, share recent data on youth voting and dispel common misconceptions about youth civic engagement. Together, we discuss how schools and educators can educate for informed and equitable voting and growing voters over time, and we highlight key considerations for this work in this polarized climate when schools are under increasing political pressure.

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