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The New York Times

With TikTok and Lawsuits, Gen Z Takes on Climate Change

This article highlights CIRCLE research that found almost a third of young people named climate change as one of the top issues that influenced their vote for president in the 2020 election.

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Newsweek

Can Youth Vote Turnout Spurred by Unpopular SCOTUS Decisions Reelect Biden?

This article references 2020 research from CIRCLE that found young voters of color played a key role in President Biden’s election.

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The Washington Post

How Supreme Court decisions are activating a generation of young voters

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE, says that eligible youth voters are a diverse group whose policy priorities have been shaped by identity and informed by such national struggles as the Covid-19 pandemic and the social justice movement.

The Independent

Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024

Ruby Belle Booth of CIRCLE is quoted throughout this article on the surging political activity of younger people. Data from several CIRCLE studies are cited, including the 2022 midterms.

The New York Times

Key Environmentalists Back Biden, Despite Broken Oil Promises

This article cites data from CIRCLE that showed half of all eligible voters aged 18 to 29 participated in the 2020 election.

The New York Times

It’s Not Just Math and Reading: U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE, is quoted about how even a basic knowledge of history and civics is “critical for students to become engaged, informed citizens.”

Alumni Profile: Ruby Belle Booth

“I’ve always been more interested in the civics of it all.” Ruby Belle Booth, A21 began working with Tisch College’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) as an undergraduate and continues to study and support young voters as the research center’s Elections Coordinator.

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Millions of Youth Cast Ballots, Decide Key 2022 Races

Young people, who overwhelmingly favored Democrats, had one of their highest turnout rates ever in a midterm and shaped results across the country