Civic Engagement /tags/civic-engagement Civic Engagement en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:04:00 GMT Austin-area teens say you don't have to be 18 to get involved with Texas politics /education/2025-04-02/austin-teens-texas-politics-legislature-dei Pflugerville ISD students Kyra Newton and Farah Sabah have testified before school board members and state lawmakers. Now, they want to help fellow teenagers understand how to weigh in on local and state policies that affect them. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:04:00 GMT /education/2025-04-02/austin-teens-texas-politics-legislature-dei Becky Fogel What does a school board do? An Austin ISD trustee explains. /education/2024-05-20/what-does-a-school-board-do-austin-texas Long before she was elected to serve as the District 1 Trustee, Candace Hunter understood the ins and outs of the school board. The former Austin ISD teacher has spent a lot of time trying to help other people understand it too. Mon, 20 May 2024 21:10:41 GMT /education/2024-05-20/what-does-a-school-board-do-austin-texas Becky Fogel Political Disengagement May Be Bigger Problem Than Political Differences: Revisiting Project Divided /politics/2020-02-28/political-disengagement-may-be-bigger-problem-than-political-differences-revisiting-project-divided The co-founders of a nonprofit encouraging civil conversation across political divides spent several months in Smithville, Texas to put some of their� Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:44:28 GMT /politics/2020-02-28/political-disengagement-may-be-bigger-problem-than-political-differences-revisiting-project-divided Jennifer Stayton This East Coast Team Moved To Texas To Tackle Political Polarization. Here's What They Learned. /politics/2020-01-10/this-east-coast-team-moved-to-texas-to-tackle-political-polarization-heres-what-they-learned When two 2019 college grads from the East Coast noticed a lack of important � and civil � conversations about critical issues, they decided to help make� Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:27:08 GMT /politics/2020-01-10/this-east-coast-team-moved-to-texas-to-tackle-political-polarization-heres-what-they-learned Jennifer Stayton Austin Ranks High In Voter Turnout In New Civil Health Checkup /austin/2018-10-10/austin-ranks-high-in-voter-turnout-in-new-civil-health-checkup Residents in the Greater Austin area ranked high in voter turnout and knowledge of key issues, but have lent less of a helping hand, according to the 2018� Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-10-10/austin-ranks-high-in-voter-turnout-in-new-civil-health-checkup DaLyah Jones