Teens at the Ballot Box: The United Kingdom Lowers the Voting Age to 16
In July 2025, the United Kingdom approved a change to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, set to take effect before the next general election.| Close Up Foundation
In July 2025, the United Kingdom approved a change to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, set to take effect before the next general election.| Close Up Foundation
What does the American dream mean to you? That’s what the American Enterprise Summit organizers asked Neako Lewis when he applied to visit Washington, D.C. To him, the American dream means taking on leadership and excellence, especially in sports. READ FULL ARTICLE > The post Topeka Capital-Journal | Topeka eighth-graders explored the American dream during a summer summit in D.C. appeared first on Close Up Foundation.| Close Up Foundation
January 20, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that stops new offshore wind projects from obtaining lease permits, halting development meant to power more than 12 million homes.| Close Up Foundation
Help your students engage in productive, civil discourse with Close Up Foundation. We offer student programs, resources, and educational travel opportunities.| Close Up Foundation
In the spring and summer of 2026, Close Up is offering a powerful opportunity for students to experience American history where it happened, and to consider how they can help shape what comes next.| Close Up Foundation
Innovative project brings together first-ever representative sample of first-time voters from across the country to debate the key issues of our time| Close Up Foundation
Book banning—along with other ways of restricting public access to written expression—has been a common and controversial issue throughout the history of the United States. For example, Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” has been repeatedly banned in schools and public libraries across the country since it was published in 1960. Challenges to the […] The post Book Bans in Schools and Libraries appeared first on Close Up Foundation.| Close Up Foundation
In May 2024, Lai Ching-te was sworn in as the new president of Taiwan. Central to his campaign was rejecting any political claims to the island by mainland China (officially People’s Republic of China or PRC) and establishing a fully independent Taiwan.| Close Up Foundation
Eight Santa Maria High School students in the Close Up Washington D.C. Club traveled to the nation's capitol with teacher and club co-advisor Amy Hennings March 2-7 to participate in the Close Up Civics Program.| Close Up Foundation
On March 3, the Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as the thirteenth secretary of education.1 Secretary McMahon has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education in what she calls its “final mission,” and on March 11, the Department announced it was cutting nearly 50 percent of its workforce.2 President Donald Trump is expected to sign an […] The post Should the Department of Education Be Abolished? appeared first on Close Up Foundation.| Close Up Foundation
On February 25, President Donald Trump announced that on March 4, new tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico will go into effect.| Close Up Foundation
A Marshall Plan for Tribal Nations has gained support as Tribal leaders and advocates call on the United States to fulfill its longstanding trust and treaty obligations.| Close Up Foundation
Discover how to teach kids critical thinking in a digital age. Explore real classrooms tackling screen time with reflection. Read the full story now.| Close Up Foundation
I traveled to Washington, D.C., for a weekend in July to attend America in One Room: The Youth Vote. During a few days of passionate political deliberation with more than 400 fellow first-time voters, I was excited to serve as a voice for the rural perspective to my peers who may have never set foot in or even driven through a rural community.| Close Up Foundation
In this final post exploring the results of the “Reimagining Political Leadership: The Outlook of Young Americans” survey focused on the political attitudes of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35.| Close Up Foundation
In the past six years bills in state legislatures that would ban gender affirming medical care for trans and gender diverse youth has increased exponentially.| Close Up Foundation
When the poll participants were asked to list the three most important qualities they look for in a political candidate, they listed a motivation to serve others as the highest priority.| Close Up Foundation
Explore the intricacies of native habitat conservation and the challenges it faces. Government initiatives are working to combat natural habitat loss.| Close Up Foundation
One hundred sixty ESOL high school students from Lee County Public Schools recently presented their Florida Legislative Proposals, in the very first Lee County Youth Policy Summit Expo.| Close Up Foundation
Learn more about our experience with ESSER and Federal Funding today. Close Up Foundation has partnered with school districts all across the nation.| Close Up Foundation
