Supporting Students in the Aftermath of the 2020 Election with Youth In Front: Live Webinar
Channel: MIT Teaching Systems Lab
Date: 2020-11-18

The 2020 presidential election is an historic moment in our country and for everyone across the political spectrum. Young people in particular, even those not yet old enough to vote, are heavily invested in the outcome. Though Joe Biden has been declared president-elect, uncertainty lingers, with the Trump White House thus far rejecting calls for a peaceful and orderly transition process, and control of the Senate unclear until Georgia run-offs in January. The novel coronavirus pandemic, economic hardship, racial divisions and injustice, disagreements about democratic norms, and continued hyperpartisanship also all pose challenges to youth and adults attempting to navigate the election and its aftermath. 


In this live event, the Youth in Front Team answered questions and shared reflections and resources that we believe can help educators process this moment themselves and with their students. 


Featuring Neema Avashia from Boston Public Schools
and Kevin Dua from the Cambridge Public Schools
and Joshua S Littenberg-Tobias from the MIT Teaching Systems Lab 
and Sara O'Brien with Youth In Front
and hosted by Justin Reich from the MIT Teaching Systems Lab