Quick Hits -- October 26th: Service-learning, Politics, and Civics Education Edition

Some reading to go with your football, service-style.

• The Washington Post's piece on Millennial college grads choosing underpaid "vocations of service" as opposed to lucrative jobs.
• CauseWired -- a book by Tom Watson that examines the exploding "culture of giving" on the web -- is set to be released on November 10th. A preview of the foreword can be read here.
• A letter to the editor of the Jackson County Chronicle (WI) from a high school history and politics teacher explains why community support for civics education is so important. Good stuff.
• Like the idea of linking community service and politics in higher education? Check this out.
• Yesterday I wrote about the steps Florida is taking to reinstall civics education into its state education system. Here's a local newspaper article out of Kingston, NY with more examples of fusion between a multidisciplinary curriculum and politics/civics.
• More youth involvement in campaigns means more enthusiasm.
• More "youth vote" coverage -- this from the AP.
• Generational split in the Vietnamese-American vote; older Vietnamese-Americans staying faithful to GOP, but Millennials flocking to the Democratic Party.
• The Wall Street Journal covers the youth vote again and is not too bad. The last quote does show how out-of-touch Republicans are, though.