Media

Press Coverage

Students Need Civics Lesson, Ottawa Citizen, March 26, 2009.

The Benefits of Volunteerism, if the Service is Real, New York Times, July 30, 2010.

High school students bemoan rigid testing, CBC News, March 10, 2011.

Educating for Democracy, Huffington Post, December 28, 2010.

Des Américains fiers de leur president, Le Droit, August 19, 2010.

U of A tries community approach, Metro-Edmonton, August 12, 2010.

Tests fail students: professor York Region, July 30, 2010.

Layton mum on NDP name change, CBC News, August 14, 2009.

Federal Community-Service Opportunities Expanded, Education Week, April 22, 2009.

Youths' Civic Engagement Seen to Rise, Education Week, April 21, 2009.

Des Américains fiers de leur president, Le Droit, February 17, 2009.

Patriotic education in the spotlight this Flag Day, CanWest News, February 15, 2009.

Patriotic education in the spotlight, Montreal Gazette, February 14, 2009.

Study Links Violent Video Games, Hostility, The Washington Post. November 3, 2008.

Nat Hethoff: The still missing: Millions of young voters, Sacramento Bee. October 31, 2008.

Can games make your kid a better citizen? Study: Game experiences can provide hands-on learning opportunities. MSNBC. September 16, 2008.

Survey: Nearly every kid a video gamer. Associated Press. September 16, 2008.

Loner' image out: For teens, video games often social. Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 2008.

“Gappers” more employable, less wealthy: study, Macleans.July 3, 2008.

Report: Poor civics education hurts youth, Oakland Tribune, March 5, 2008.

Report: Poor civics education hurts youth, Oakland Tribune, March 5, 2008.

Civics classes can inspire young voters - but study finds many lack access to basic lessons, Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, February 28, 2008.

An education in nationalism, Ottawa Sun. january 31, 2008.

Most wired generation prepares to take the reigns, CTV Globe Media. 2008.

MP offers prize to teens who peddle his petition, CBC News, November 8, 2007.

Editorial: The root of civic culture - One semester of civics doesn't do the job, Inside, April 2007.

I Pledge Allegiance? A new book from TC Press puts patriotism under the microscope, Sacramento Bee, April 2007.

True patriot love, Toronto Star, September 18, 2006.

Editorial: The root of civic culture - One semester of civics doesn't do the job, Sacramento Bee, February 14, 2006.

One gift starts a chain of donations, Seattle Times, January 10, 2005.

Ontario Students' Services are Required--But the Point is Unclear, Globe and Mail, 1999

Radio and TV Coverage

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Op-Eds

Congress Decides Literacy is a Bridge to Nowhere, The Huffington Post, March 17, 2011.

The Youth Voting Gap, New American Media, April 17, 2008; Blacktino News Group, April 17, 2008; and La prensa, May 2, 2008.

Voter turnout spotlights educational need, San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2008.

Volunteerism and Voting Not Enough to Nurture Democracy, San Francisco Chronicle, November 5, 2000.

Service Learning Required: But What Exactly do Students Learn?, Education Week,19(20), January 26, 2000.