Experts have been worrying about the sad state of civic education for years. According to a 2018 study by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, only one in three Americans...
In the wake of the devastating fires in Maui stood local residents and people from neighboring islands ready to pitch in. Scores of volunteers showed up with supplies and offers...
Sadly, hundreds of newspapers and other local news sources have closed in the past couple of decades. The good news is that many communities are seeing the emergence of new...
Natural disasters can happen anywhere at any time. Fires, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes are all occurring more frequently and with more veracity. One small county in Mississippi is recovering...
Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life hosted the Frontiers of Democracy 2023 conference from July 13-15 on the topic of Religious Pluralism and Robust Democracy in Multiracial Societies. Staff...
Is It None of Our Business? Should cities and counties be addressing national issues? During a conference this month hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration, our panel was...
Webinar: Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings For years, there have been headlines across the country regarding the contentiousness of public meetings. On the one hand, the public is angry...
There are many issues facing cities and counties that are regional in nature, yet there are few successful models of regional governance. An exception is the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)...
Mayor Jaylen Smith, who at just 18 years old, was elected the youngest mayor in US history gave the keynote speech Saturday night during the All-America City Award Night of...
