Three programs that bring young people into civic life: a library of plain-language policy handbooks, a live debate series in public libraries, and a podcast with prominent law professors. All free, all open to students.
Short, plain-language guides to the issues shaping a student's world.
Free, downloadable handbooks that teach a single issue the way a good explainer should, covering the history, the mechanics, the arguments, and the ways to act.
Each handbook is written with an educator and an outside subject expert, then stress-tested with a small reader group of actual middle and high school students. If a reader gets stuck or bored, we rewrite.
Every handbook ships as a free PDF. Classroom packs, with ten printed copies and a teacher's guide, are available to public schools and libraries at cost.
A monthly, free, library-hosted debate series for 6th to 12th graders.
Structured policy debates, hosted in public libraries, where students argue real legislation on its merits.
Each month brings a new topic: a bill moving through a state house, a city council proposal, a question before the school board. Students read the same one-page brief, pick a side, and spend the evening doing what democracy actually requires, which is listening, responding, and changing their minds (or not).
Our first season runs out of a partner library, with topics chosen in advance and published three weeks before each event.
Public libraries, schools, and community centers are exactly who we're looking for.
We bring the brief, the structure, and the mentors. You bring the room.
Contact usConversations with law professors, civil servants, and policy experts, in plain language.
A weekly show where prominent law professors and practitioners explain what they actually do, and why it matters to a high school student.
The format is simple. One guest, one topic, forty-five minutes. Our producers work with each guest to land the episode at a specific, concrete question, so listeners leave with something they can actually use. No rambling and no jargon, just smart people explaining what they know best to an audience that deserves to understand it.
Our first season records through summer and fall of 2026, with weekly releases beginning in early 2027.
