A Miami Herald op-ed by Senator Bob Graham and Michael Weiser explores new NCoC research on the connection between civic health and economic resilience.
USA Today, By Sandra Day O’Connor and Bob Graham November 2, 2011 America’s Founding Fathers understood that the success of our republic would depend on our citizens’ civic knowledge and participation. Indeed, the original impetus for public schooling was to…
Virginian–Pilot November 16, 2010 The Virginian-Pilot© November 16, 2010 By Vivian Paige Transparency is one of the top buzzwords as we approach the end of this first decade of the 21st century. Published in the Federal Register is a memo…
Op-ed by Patrick Corvington and Harry Boyte discusses the civic health of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Norwich Bulletin September 16, 2010 There have been many references to the U.S. Constitution during the course of debate in this election season, with much of that discussion initiated by the tea party movement. The Constitution has become the centerpiece…
An op-ed by Bob Graham and Michael Weiser on the 2009 Civic Health Index
Op-ed from business owner Dennis Renck encourages increased civic health in Ohio.
The on-going economic recession is limiting the range and depth of Ohioans’ civic engagement according to a report released today by Miami University Hamilton’s Center for Civic Engagement and the National Conference on Citizenship.
Ohio’s Civic Health Index Report was released at the 2009 Ohio Civic Health Symposium held at the Statehouse in Columbus and shows 80% of Ohioans surveyed say they have cut back on time spent volunteering, participating in groups, and performing other civic activities in their communities during the past year while the economy was shrinking.
Hartford Courant December 9, 2011 When the statewide turnout for this fall’s municipal elections was announced at an embarrassing 30.67 percent, many attributed it to the freak snowstorm 10 days earlier. Not really. Turnout in municipal elections has been dropping…
In her cover story of The Christian Science Monitor, Leda Hartman discusses NCoC’s research on the connection between community attachment, civic engagement, and economic prosperity.
by Ashley Trim, in City Journal December 14, 2011 California’s periodic crises have often yielded opportunities for innovation in public policy. From progressive reforms at the turn of the twentieth century to “sunshine” laws in the 1950s, Californians have been…
Retired congressman Lee Hamilton, who now heads the Center for Congress at Indiana University, was at the Statehouse on Tuesday to announce the kickoff of a project to assess the “civic health” of Indiana citizens.