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Scripps News | Is the ‘American Dream’ Still Attainable?
Post | September 3, 2024
A new study reveals that 67% of Americans believe they are on their way to achieving the American dream. Throughout the country, most people hold a strong desire to achieve the “conventional” aspects of the American dream. According to the Wall Street Journal, this includes owning a home, starting a family, and securing a comfortable […]
CNN | First-time Presidential Voters Met to Discuss Politics and Democracy. Here’s What They Had to Say
Post | August 16, 2024
Amid an unusually hectic summer for national politics, a group of teenage voters met in Washington, DC, over a July weekend to discuss politics. As part of their America in One Room: The Youth Vote event from July 19-22, a collection of civic groups convened more than 400 17- and 18-year-olds who will be voting in a […]
Gulf Coast Media | Elberta Middle School Students Gain Insight Into Civic Engagement at American Enterprise Summit
Post | August 15, 2024
Ten students from Elberta Middle School experienced a transformative journey this July when they participated in the inaugural American Enterprise Summit in Washington, D.C. The four-day program, funded by the Horatio Alger Association in partnership with the Close Up Foundation, aimed to educate young people about democracy and the free-enterprise system, particularly in light of […]
Historic America in One Room Deliberative Poll Releases Data
Post | August 15, 2024
Stanford, Calif. – August 13, 2024 –America in One Room: The Youth Vote today announced the results of its Deliberative Poll, revealing how first-time voters feel about key issues driving the 2024 Presidential Election: energy and the environment; the economy, AI, and taxes; health care; and democracy and elections, after deliberating with their peers. READ FULL PRESS […]
Bloomberg | Gen Z Voters Oppose Social Media Limits, New Study Finds
Post | August 15, 2024
American teens are generally against the idea of regulations that would place restrictions on their use of social media platforms, despite knowing the potential harms to mental and physical health, according to a poll of 430 first-time voters. READ FULL ARTICLE>
Teen Vogue | Polls of Young Voters Show Surge of Enthusiasm for Kamala Harris
Post | August 14, 2024
A flood of new data on young voters has just come out and it shows their enthusiastic reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic nominee for president. READ FULL ARTICLE>
HISD News Blog | HISD Students Take the Future in Their Hands at Civic Ambassador Training
Post | August 13, 2024
At the end of July, high school students throughout the District came together for the first annual HISD Civic Ambassador Training. The brainchild of HISD’s Community Partnerships Department, the training offered students an opportunity to become their schools’ “Civic Ambassadors.” READ FULL ARTICLE>
Wall Street Journal | Gen Z Voters Support Climate Action and Nuclear Energy, Poll Finds
Post | August 12, 2024
Two-thirds of respondents to a poll of first-time young American voters agreed the U.S. must plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and about four in five supported “new generation” nuclear energy to supplement renewable power sources. READ FULL ARTICLE>
NBC News | ‘We Are Doing Democracy Here’: Young Voters Focus on Being Polite Rather than Polarized
Post | August 12, 2024
WASHINGTON — In the heat of the 2024 campaign season, more than 400 first-time voters from across the country gathered here in July to discuss political issues and the upcoming election — but with a focus on being polite rather than being polarized. READ FULL ARTICLE>
Ms. | Five Takeaways From Watching First-Time Voters Deliberate Healthcare
Post | August 8, 2024
From July 19 to 22, I attended America in One Room: The Youth Vote, a Washington, D.C., gathering of 500 first-time voters discussing policy issues. The voters constituted a representative sample of young Americans from diverse backgrounds, all ages 17 and 18. Throughout the weekend, participants read through relevant policy proposals, deliberated in small groups, […]
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Scripps News | Is the ‘American Dream’ Still Attainable?
Post | September 3, 2024
A new study reveals that 67% of Americans believe they are on their way to achieving the American dream. Throughout the country, most people hold a strong desire to achieve the “conventional” aspects of the American dream. According to the Wall Street Journal, this includes owning a home, starting a family, and securing a comfortable […]
CNN | First-time Presidential Voters Met to Discuss Politics and Democracy. Here’s What They Had to Say
Post | August 16, 2024
Amid an unusually hectic summer for national politics, a group of teenage voters met in Washington, DC, over a July weekend to discuss politics. As part of their America in One Room: The Youth Vote event from July 19-22, a collection of civic groups convened more than 400 17- and 18-year-olds who will be voting in a […]
Gulf Coast Media | Elberta Middle School Students Gain Insight Into Civic Engagement at American Enterprise Summit
Post | August 15, 2024
Ten students from Elberta Middle School experienced a transformative journey this July when they participated in the inaugural American Enterprise Summit in Washington, D.C. The four-day program, funded by the Horatio Alger Association in partnership with the Close Up Foundation, aimed to educate young people about democracy and the free-enterprise system, particularly in light of […]
Historic America in One Room Deliberative Poll Releases Data
Post | August 15, 2024
Stanford, Calif. – August 13, 2024 –America in One Room: The Youth Vote today announced the results of its Deliberative Poll, revealing how first-time voters feel about key issues driving the 2024 Presidential Election: energy and the environment; the economy, AI, and taxes; health care; and democracy and elections, after deliberating with their peers. READ FULL PRESS […]
Bloomberg | Gen Z Voters Oppose Social Media Limits, New Study Finds
Post | August 15, 2024
American teens are generally against the idea of regulations that would place restrictions on their use of social media platforms, despite knowing the potential harms to mental and physical health, according to a poll of 430 first-time voters. READ FULL ARTICLE>
Teen Vogue | Polls of Young Voters Show Surge of Enthusiasm for Kamala Harris
Post | August 14, 2024
A flood of new data on young voters has just come out and it shows their enthusiastic reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic nominee for president. READ FULL ARTICLE>
HISD News Blog | HISD Students Take the Future in Their Hands at Civic Ambassador Training
Post | August 13, 2024
At the end of July, high school students throughout the District came together for the first annual HISD Civic Ambassador Training. The brainchild of HISD’s Community Partnerships Department, the training offered students an opportunity to become their schools’ “Civic Ambassadors.” READ FULL ARTICLE>
Wall Street Journal | Gen Z Voters Support Climate Action and Nuclear Energy, Poll Finds
Post | August 12, 2024
Two-thirds of respondents to a poll of first-time young American voters agreed the U.S. must plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and about four in five supported “new generation” nuclear energy to supplement renewable power sources. READ FULL ARTICLE>
NBC News | ‘We Are Doing Democracy Here’: Young Voters Focus on Being Polite Rather than Polarized
Post | August 12, 2024
WASHINGTON — In the heat of the 2024 campaign season, more than 400 first-time voters from across the country gathered here in July to discuss political issues and the upcoming election — but with a focus on being polite rather than being polarized. READ FULL ARTICLE>
Ms. | Five Takeaways From Watching First-Time Voters Deliberate Healthcare
Post | August 8, 2024
From July 19 to 22, I attended America in One Room: The Youth Vote, a Washington, D.C., gathering of 500 first-time voters discussing policy issues. The voters constituted a representative sample of young Americans from diverse backgrounds, all ages 17 and 18. Throughout the weekend, participants read through relevant policy proposals, deliberated in small groups, […]
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