Marquette Senior High School Soapbox Showcase
From the Fox UP. By Megan O’Connor | Posted: Fri 5:11 PM, Oct 25, 2019 | Updated: Fri 9:18 PM, Oct...
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A Road Map to Safer Streets: Addressing the Gun Violence Epidemic in D.C.
A research project undertaken by Mikva Challenge DC’s Elections in Action Youth Leadership Team Written by Amir Rashed BS and Rebecca...
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What Does It Mean To Be An Elections in Action Youth Leader?
By: Amana Seaton One of my favorite quotes to live by is by the late Gandhi, “The future depends on what...
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Our National Politicians Could Get a Civics Lesson From DC Students
By: Robyn Lingo Many of us are discouraged about the state of our democracy, tired of watching a never-ending saga of...
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Young People Get on their Soapbox in the Nation’s Capital
This past school year, 20,000+ young people delivered original Soapbox speeches on the most important issues facing their communities. Peers, teachers,...
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Mikva Challenge Releases: Issues to Action…2020!
Amidst the polarization and gridlock of national politics, this newly revamped curriculum is equipping young people nationwide to take informed civic...
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An International Perspective on “Democracy is a Verb.”
By: Aghadeer Alhreirat, Mikva DC International Fellow My internship experience at Mikva Challenge DC was a very fulfilling, memorable and rewarding...
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Comics In The Classroom: Teaching Democracy
From the Beachwood Reporter September 24, 2019 The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that only 26% of Americans can...
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Young People Are Leaders Now
Picture this, it’s summer time in DC, the weather is warm, it’s summer barbecue season, baseball is in session, and school...
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Is Democracy a Verb?
School is back in session and students are learning about nouns & verbs, new mathematical equations, and the periodic table. And...
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