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What We Pass Down: A Rosh Hashanah Recipe for Civic Learning
How one generation invites the next into family, tradition, and civic life
Sep 11
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Julie Silverbrook
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September 11 and the Objects That Carry Our Civic Memory
Twenty-five years later, what we preserve will shape how future generations understand that pivotal moment in our nation’s history.
Sep 9
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Julie Silverbrook
17
2
Trivia Night Isn’t Trivial
Creating opportunities to gather and connect can open new pathways to lifelong civic learning.
Sep 2
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Julie Silverbrook
14
2
How to Raise a Citizen
Exploring how to help children build civic know-how and turn their concerns into action
Sep 1
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Julie Silverbrook
1
43:03
August 2026
Back to School for the Civic Decade: The First Day of a 15-Year Learning Journey
A generation is coming of age between America’s great 250th anniversaries. What will we build for them?
Aug 26
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Julie Silverbrook
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Civic Learning Should Be Something Generations Do Together
Why joyful, shared experiences can spark a lifetime of civic learning
Aug 19
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Julie Silverbrook
12
3
America’s Shared Civic Infrastructure
Why strengthening the institutions woven into American life is an investment in our civic future
Aug 12
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Julie Silverbrook
17
1
5
The Magic of Schoolhouse Rock!
What made Schoolhouse Rock! so magical, and why do the songs continue to resonate 50 years later?
Aug 11
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Julie Silverbrook
1
41:16
How Will We Know If the Civic Decade Succeeds?
Establishing the Baseline for America's Civic Future
Aug 5
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Julie Silverbrook
15
1
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A Lifetime of Civic Learning
A free people must be an informed people.
Aug 4
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Julie Silverbrook
13
2
July 2026
Constitutional Culture and Civic Life
The work of building, practicing, and renewing the habits of self-government.
Jul 29
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Julie Silverbrook
18
2
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America’s 250th Was Never the Finish Line
The fireworks have ended. The celebrations have concluded. But the most important work is just beginning.
Jul 24
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Julie Silverbrook
3
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