By Abigail Lee, RICLC 22-23 Youth Voice Fellow

“By the age of 17, I still failed to identify what “civic education” meant. The failure of Rhode Island schools to create an educated citizenry is unacceptable: students should not have to look outside of their own schools to receive an education in civics. “

By Allysha Roth, RICLC Member

“During the 2022 Rhode Island Civic Learning Week, Rhode Island Civic Learning Coalition (RICLC) Youth Fellows made the case for meaningful project-based civic learning opportunities for all Rhode Islanders… In addition to Civic Learning Week, the fellows have been hard at work on the Rhode Island Department of Education’s implementation of the 2021 RI Civic Literacy Act. They are leading the coalition in demanding amendments to the RIDE’s Proposed Secondary Regulations. “