Wednesday, April 23, 2025
All civic learning topics for this day
Today's Topics
Harvard poll reveals 4 in 10 young Americans "barely getting by" financially abandon political engagement
Harvard's Spring 2025 Youth Poll found that over 40% of Americans under 30 are "barely getting by" financially, with only 16% doing well economically. The survey of 2,096 young people showed just 15% think the country's heading in the right direction, fewer than half feel connected to their communities, and civic engagement keeps dropping. Non-college youth get hit hardest—50% struggle financially compared to 29% of college graduates, creating class-based barriers that determine who has time and energy for democracy.
When Your Boss Can Legally Skip You Over
Trump signed Executive Order 14281 on April 23, 2025, announcing his policy "to eliminate the use of disparate impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible."The order targets workplace discrimination rules that helped millions of workers prove bias without showing intent.