Spotlight on Digital Media and Lear (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
The director of CIRCLE argues that youth media production could be considered a valuable form of service to the community. This continues our series of reflections on a workshop held by the Civic Learning Online Project.
Never Yet Melted (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... turnout. “It is going to put a ceiling on your turnout if you only get one side to vote,” said Peter Levine, director of Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, or CIRCLE . Among other explanations, GOP nominee John McCain does not appear to have put together as formidable a ground operation as George W. Bush did in 2004. Whereas 24...
Jon Stahl's Journal (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... the size of government far overshadows the size of volunteer efforts in terms of resources. Peter Levine compared philanthropic dollars to government dollars for Katrina repair and you will see the difference, $6.5 billion in private philanthropic dollars, nothing to sneeze at, but compared to $120.5 billion in government aid. So, more volunteer databases are not what we need to strengthen...
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... because a survey found virtually no young donors in a national election in the 1990s, according to Peter Levine, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, a nonpartisan group based at Tufts University."Allowing small, easy contributions helps young people tremendously to contribute," Levine said.Conservative campaign strategist David...
Miami Student (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
The youth presence in this year's presidential election jumped only one percentage point, from 17 to 18 percent, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).Youth voter turnout was up to between 52 and 53 percent, and the youth made up 18 percent of the vote, according to data from CIRCLE."Everybody voted at a higher rate," said Peter Levine,...
Generation YES Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... that requires funding, resources, and attention, all of which are in short supply these days. Peter Levine blogged this past week about this crisis in the service-learning movement. Peter is director of CIRCLE , (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) out of Tufts University which conducts research on the civic and political engagement of...
Phronesisaical (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Peter Levine : I think the most important question about presidential candidates is not what kind of people they seem to be or what they promise to do if elected, but rather how they view the relationship between individuals and the government. Their characters are hard to assess from afar and will change in office; their policy proposals will also shift. But poor presidents always have...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Turnout among these voters was at least 49.3 percent, an increase of 2.2 million voters over 2004, when voters ages 18 to 29 turned around a decade of declining involvement, said Peter Levine, the director of the Tufts University-based center said. And turnout among the young could end up as high as 54.5 percent, Levine said, which would be the second-highest turnout since 1972,...
CIRCLE (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
... about the critical issues at stake and the impact of this election on our country’s future,” said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, based at Tuft’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. “We must build on the momentum from this election to motivate all young people to get involved in politics, government and their community. It is also critical that our communities,...
Feminist Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... a 500 student march to the polls and passed out FMF "No on 46 & 48" literature.Circle Director Peter Levine said that "From a non-partisan perspective, it is heartening to see young people so motivated and engaged in a national election. Young Americans are also involved in community service at record rates. We must build on the momentum from this election to find ways to keep them...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... Obama at in . "This year people voted for Barack Obama. This was the candidate of our generation."Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, said young people helped Obama secure his majority, expected to be about 52 percent of the popular vote. "They are a big part of his coalition," Levine said in a conference call. "If you subtracted some of their turnout or raised the voting age...
The Caucus (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... said. And 66 percent of them supported Mr. Obama, while 31 percent favored Senator John McCain.Peter Levine, the director of Circle, noted that the two-to-one margin of young voters who backed Mr. Obama was a major factor in the Democratic candidate’s decisive victory over Senator McCain. “If you subtracted some of their turnout, or if you raised the voting age to 21, it’s a much...
VH1 (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... heartening to see young people so motivated and engaged in a national election," CIRCLE director Peter Levine said in a press release. "Young Americans are also involved in community service at record rates. We must build on the momentum from this election to find ways to keep them civically engaged. It is also critical that or who did not vote at all, will feel included in politics,...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... of young people is in many ways more engaged than my generation, which was Generation X," said Peter Levine, director of the Tufts center.He said Obama's campaign reached out to youth in new ways, both online with pages on and with Camp Obama, a training program for canvassers. According to University Wire, a syndicate for college newspapers, 63 papers endorsed Obama, while only one...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
... of young people is in many ways more engaged than my generation, which was Generation X," said Peter Levine, director of the Tufts center. He said Obama's campaign reached out to youth in new ways, both online with pages on and with Camp Obama, a training program for canvassers. According to University Wire, a syndicate for college newspapers, 63 papers endorsed Obama, while only...
