Kids & Politics
A new Democratic Staff of the House Budget Committee report, entitled "Reality Bites: Why Younger Generations Should Be Concerned About the Deficit" was released yesterday at a youth forum at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
Transcript of live chat (9/8/2004) The relationship between kids and politics – and kids and politicians – is a tricky one. Kids make great props, flanking their candidate-parents in campaign flyers, standing on stage in their best clothes while the speechifying goes on, sitting on the classroom floor while a visiting pol reads a story. But they have a genius for behaving in unscripted ways, and for speaking truth to power. They don’t vote, they don’t pay taxes, and they’re big consumers of government services.
With election coverage saturating the newspapers and nightly news programs of the American media, Connect for Kids and Children’s PressLine are working to provide adults and kids with an unfiltered youth perspective on the election issues affecting their lives.
Among the throngs of reporters covering the Republican National Convention in New York City this week is a young team from Children’s PressLine, honing skills they learned in Boston covering the Democrats. The CPL team sent us some early impressions of their convention experience.
Candidates submit answers to a series of questions about kids, family and community issues
Posted on August 25, 2004
From the number of hours teens report spending on homework to how many say there is at least one teacher they can confide in, the Horatio Alger survey of adolescents provides a yearly snapshot of how teenagers perceive their world and their community. This year's survey included questions on Iraq, required military or community service, and the importance of the 2004 election. (Free registration required; the document downloads slowly on some connections).
Connect for Kids is partnering with Children's PressLine to support young journalists' coverage of this year's national political conventions. The CPL team arrived in Boston on Sunday to prepare for the Democratic gathering. Here are some of their observations from the Fleet Center in Boston.
Six young journalists from Children's PressLine in New York will be heading to Boston next week to cover the Democratic Convention from July 26 to 29. In late August, they'll turn their attention to the Republicans. Here's a look at what they've done to get ready, and how they feel about the political status of kids.
Posted on June 15, 2004
Youth activist Wendy Lesko's new manual is a complete guide for a teen workshop on activism and civic involvement -- with scripts, handouts, skill-based exercises and a video of the workshop in action. Cost: $25 plus $6 UPS shipping.
Wrestlers are putting out issue papers. Hip-hop coalitions are holding ?get out the vote? rallies. MTV stars are urging young fans to vote. Is pop culture a good tool to increase political participation among teens and young adults? To explore the issue, Connect for Kids enlisted help from five Children's PressLine New York correspondents.
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