Youth Civic Leadership
'We the People' means our youngest Americans, too.
Introducing youth to civic engagement allows them to develop critical thinking, civic leadership, and civil discourse skills. Engaged, informed citizens must be able to evaluate situations and act for positive change. Students who can think critically about, and make meaning of, societal issues are better able to navigate their individual environments – and succeed in them.
How we support youth civic leadership
Civic Nebraska headlines
Tell us: What’s on your summer reading list?
April 17, 2025
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Civic Nebraska is accepting submissions for our 2025 Summer of Democracy Reading List.
Introducing Grace Laflen, our people & culture specialist
April 15, 2025
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The Springfield, Missouri, native and Nebraska U. alum is our go-to for staff support and culture-building.
Why we show up for president, but not for mayor
April 14, 2025
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A peek at recent primary participation in Lincoln and Omaha, and a few thoughts on how to make those numbers grow.
Appreciative, detached, dissatisfied: How Gen Z views U.S. democracy
April 10, 2025
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Researchers surveyed young Americans nationwide and found that Gen Z’s views on democracy fall into three distinct profiles.
What? So what? Now what?: The SAVE Act
April 10, 2025
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A primer on House Resolution 22, aka the SAVE Act – one of the most restrictive federal voting bills in modern history.
Filibuster holds; LB3 is shelved
April 8, 2025
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Failure to reach cloture on LB3 means the effort to impose winner-take-all is likely done for the year.
