Fifty-five years ago, African-American children walked out of their schools and began a peaceful march in Alabama
Youth Voting articles on Democracy Chronicles
Find the latest news on youth voting rights in this section. Many policy areas specifically affect youth voting more than others such as education and the voting age. Ensuring youth participation in democracy is critically important for a successful system and the general trend in lower voter turnout for youth is a disaster.
Columbine and Parkland Students Unite for Voter Registration
The National School Walkout website says nearly 2,500 walkouts are planned across the country Friday
Michael Moore Wants the Voting Age Lowered to 16
The filmmaker was supposedly inspired after seeing the outpouring of support for the recent March for Our Lives protests
A close up look at Indonesia’s rising millennials party
The Indonesian Solidarity Party ( PSI), has risen in Indonesia and is set to take part in next year’s general election
Why teaching students how to dissent is part of democracy
Students have a right to political dissent and the entitlement to an education that nurtures their ability to do so
Study suggests US should revise legal voting age limits
The US stands apart from most of world in that it uses different ages for different rights and responsibilities
Lessons From the Teenage Leader of the Hong Kong Protests
Joshua Wong has been billed as the mastermind of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement since 2014
VIDEO: How Millennial Voters Will Reshape the Parties
Millennials in the US have overtaken baby-boomers and Gen Xers in becoming the largest voting group
How America’s social and racial generation gap impacts politics
Gaps emerge for several reasons, including immigrants having children and a white boomer generation living longer
Increased political stress is taking its toll on America’s youth
Study finds majority of youth experienced physical or emotional distress before and after the 2016 election