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The Eagleton Institute offers a variety of resources to support educators who are working to develop responsive, effective, ethical citizens and leaders.
Eagleton’s Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP) supports educators at all levels as they prepare their students to be active citizens.
Edited by CYPP Director Elizabeth C. Matto and published by the American Political Science Association, Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines serves as a free public resource for educators dedicated to preparing students to be active participants in the democratic process.
Educators can search Eagleton’s research archive and browse the complete research libraries of the Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Center on the American Governor, Center for Youth Political Participation, and the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling.
Eagleton’s faculty, centers, and programs study:
Teach a Girl to Lead™, a program of Eagleton’s Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), was created to inspire girls and young women to follow in the footsteps of women leaders, past and present. Making women’s political leadership visible to America’s youth will help both boys and girls grow up with more inclusive ideas about who can lead.
Educators can access lesson plans, activities and resources to help young people rethink leadership and refocus the picture.
Rutgers undergraduates work with local high school students to build civic, political, and expressive skills needed to address public problems in their communities. The RU Ready civic engagement initiative is a project of Eagleton’s Center for Youth Political Participation.
The Institute presents an annual event series where students can connect with public leaders, scholars, academics, and political analysts. Group registration for classes or school groups to attend an event are encouraged.
Educators can get alerts about upcoming events by email as well as on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.