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Mikva Challenge Announces The Founder’s Circle

Between 2019 – 2022, we aim to raise over $20 million to grow our impact throughout the United States. You can...

How civics inspires students to get involved: Watching democracy in action shifts students from recipients to leader of their own learning

From District Administration. By: Matt Zalaznick | Issue: November/December, 2019 November 1, 2019 https://districtadministration.com/civic-education-curriculum-inspires-citizenship/  

Mikva’s Robyn Lingo sits in on The Kojo Nnamdi Show: What Do Local Students Think Of National Politics?

From The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Produced by Margaret Barthel and Cydney Grannan | Posted: Tuesday, Nov 19 2019 • 9 p.m....

Soapbox challenge – Marquette County students get & give civics lessons

From the Mining Journal. By LISA BOWERS | Posted: NOV 9, 2019 https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2019/11/soapbox-challenge/

Mikva Youth Connect at Onsite College and Leadership Form

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Is Democracy a Verb?

School is back in session and students are learning about nouns & verbs, new mathematical equations, and the periodic table. And...

C-SPAN in the Classroom visits Mikva Challenge Schools

On Friday, Sept. 20 C-SPAN in the Classroom sent its iconic C-SPAN bus to two suburban Mikva Challenge schools in Lake County. Students...

Soapbox Nation: Youth Speech Showcase

July 7, 2019 | Washington, D.C. See Mikva Challenge youth in action! Mikva Challenge held its public speaking competition, “Soapbox Nation:...

Proving ourselves through civic engagement is important for immigrants

From the Daily Herald By Jeromel Lara | 8/26/2019 For immigrants who come to the United States, like my mother and...

Action Civics highlighted | Education Weekly

‘Action Civics’ Enlists Students in Hands-On Democracy From Education Weekly By Catherine Gewertz | Education Week | March 20, 2019 The...

Toni Preckwinkle meets with Mikva Juvenile Justice Council

Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, meets with Mikva Juvenile Justice Council The Mikva Juvenile Justice Council...