Nancy Thomas, director of Tisch College’s IDHE, is quoted about factors to consider when assessing a college’s student voting rate. CIRCLE research on Michigan’s increase in youth voter registration is also included.

Our Civic Life Lunch titled "Can Libraries Save Democracy?" with Tamara King, chief equity officer and engagement officer for Richland Library in South Carolina, and Kelly Linehan, director of the Waltham Public Library is covered in this article. 

As Democrats seem poised to consolidate power in Massachusetts, Evan Horowitz of cSPA is quoted about the challenges of single-party government control.

This opinion piece mentions a report by cSPA indicating that an income tax surcharge for higher-earners in Massachusetts would raise an estimated $1.3 billion annually beginning in 2023. 

CIRCLE data on the states where the youth vote could have the most impact and 2020 data on youth turnout for President Joe Biden are included in this opinion piece, which appears in one additional outlet.

Abby Kiesa of Tisch College’s CIRCLE is quoted about the potential power of Wisconsin youth voters in the 2022 midterm elections. CIRCLE data on Wisconsin voters in the 2020 presidential election and 2022 YESI rankings are also mentioned in this article, which appears in two additional outlets. 

Nancy Thomas, director of IDHE, is quoted throughout this article highlighting the institute’s work compiling data from more than 1,200 participating colleges on student voting. 

The “Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy,” a set of guidelines aimed at improving the state of social studies in K-12 education, on which Tisch College and CIRCLE were collaborators, is highlighted in this article which appears in three additional outlets.

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE, comments on factors that may contribute to increased youth voter turnout in the 2022 midterm elections. CIRCLE data on Gen Z Republican voters is also cited.