About CERG

The Educating 4 Democracy website is a collection of videos and resources for educators, leaders, and school districts interested in preparing youth for democracy. This site was developed by the Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG). The videos on this website have been developed by CERG through partnerships with school districts and, at times, with other organizations such as the Teaching Channel.

CERG is based out of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. CERG’s mission is to conduct research, develop resources, and engage in education reform efforts that promote equitable, informed, and effective youth civic and political participation. To learn more about our research and publications, visit our main project website here.

What is Civic Learning?

Are you new to civic learning and not sure where to begin? Visit our introduction page to learn more.

Funding

CERG is enormously grateful to the following foundations for making our work possible: the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Stuart Foundation, and Ted and Jo Dutton.