Time has changed, & it’s about time to re-examine the laws in @TheCityofMalden to change them too. So finally, we can give our young people a REAL voice in the political conversations that affect them! @Vote16USA@gencitizen@EighteenX18#WeVoteNext
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HGSE alumnus Joe Feldman, Ed.M. '93 argues that we need to rethink grading in schools, noting that “Our grading must stop using points to reward or punish, but instead should teach students the connection between means of learning and the ends." https://t.co/9etN4nqnKD
It’s no longer a question of “should we?” It‘s more like “when will we?”
Thank you to John Laidler from the @BostonGlobe shedding light on the #Vote16Initiative where @MaldenPublic Jimmy Li (MHS ‘20) and his colleagues from @MRisingLeaders were featured on this article! #Vote16
Since the days of abolitionists, suffragists, & civil rights activists, young people have been pushing the wheels of progress forward. Thank you to my sister in service @RepGraceMeng for leading the charge on this issue | #16toVote#ForThePeople
49 yrs ago, Senator Ted Kennedy argued before his colleagues in favor of lowering the voting age as an effort to “bring our youth into full and lasting participation in our institutions of democratic government.” #16toVote#ForThePeople → https://t.co/6HUFCpIaMS
#DidYouKnow In 2018, nearly 2 million young people between the ages of 16 & 17 were employed, contributing to the labor force and to their local economy through paying taxes. #16toVote
I am honored & excited to be introducing my very 1st amendment on the House floor, an amendment to #HR1, the #ForthePeopleAct. My amendment will lower the voting age from 18 to 16, allowing our youth to have a seat at the table of democracy. #16toVote
"It's time to lower the voting age in Oregon and give young people a chance to participate at the ballot about decisions that affect their homes, their clean air and clean water future, their schools, and as we've seen, their very lives."
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Shataeya Smith placed 4th at the MIAA Div 1 State Championship! Seeded 12th going into Saturday's All State Championship! Congrats! @MaldenPublic @NewsMaldenMA@MayorOfMalden@CjMastrangelo @Noontime_HS
Sommerville making efforts to send a home rule petition to the MA state house - next step is to hold a public meeting. Stay tuned for a date and time. #Vote16MA@Vote16MA
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Angie makes me so optimistic for our country’s future. At just 18, she’s driven by service, community and looking out for others. These are the values that knit us together as Americans and must guide our work in Washington. #ForThePeople#Malden
Glad to hear that representatives @MarjorieDecker, @joeboncore, and @BarrettSenate have cosponsored the EMPOWER act! Welcome to the youth empowerment family!
Across the country, representatives and senators are introducing bills that would lower the voting age to 16. And this map doesn't even include the states in which municipalities are advocating to lower the voting age! #Vote16USA
#Vote16 for local elections may be a new idea to many, but in the big picture it's not a new idea at all. As @rvkgrapevine points out, "16 as a proper age to vote in municipal elections is a common fact across Europe." https://t.co/DFZOdV1eEJ
Today young people lobbied for @RepAndyVargas's EMPOWER act, which would make it easier for cities and towns to lower the voting age!
Stay tuned, we're not done yet!
The first day of many working to expand voting rights and lift young voices. Let’s empower towns and cities to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections. #mapoli#EMPOWERAct https://t.co/K6dedLshuP
Inspiring launch for the #EMPOWERAct this afternoon.
Municipalities should be able to decide if they want to enfranchise 16 and 17 year-olds for local elections.
The EMPOWER Act is all about local control.
Firing up the next generation of leaders to advocate for 16 & 17 year old voting rights in municipal elections! Proud to join legislative leaders @Sen_Chandler & @RepAndyVargas to push for youth voter empowerment. #EmpowerAct