Civic engagement workshops with schools and youth groups
Resident asks city staff to run civic engagement workshops with schools, libraries and youth organizations, because history classes alone do not teach how local, state and federal government work.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
City officials and employees design and facilitate Civic Engagement Workshop in partnership with BPS, BPL, youth orgs, etc. The limited lessons in a History course do not satisfy needs of residents to understand local, state, and federal government.
Who it helps and why
Children are the least protected group in the country, maybe the world; they need often and frequent education about how the systems operate and what power they have as participants in a democratic republic. Civic engagement education empowers people to be informed and active in the policies that enable education, commerce, and public good. The city has an interest in building the capacity of civil service employees with equitable representation and practical knowledge and application on "the way things work" in City, State, and Federal government.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 27, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Economy & Workers
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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