Educator & Community Resources
Build a culture of civic engagement to inspire youth to become civic leaders themselves!
2025 PA Youth Vote Classroom and Organizing Toolkits
Slide decks and handouts for teaching about the 2025 Municipal & Judicial Elections!
PA Statewide Youth Voter Toolkit (slides) / Guide in English (printable) / Guía en Español
Bucks County Youth Voter Toolkit / Handout
Centre County Youth Voter Toolkit / Handout
Chester County Youth Voter Toolkit / Handout
Delco Youth Voter Toolkit / Handout
Montco Youth Voter Toolkit / Handout
PA Youth Vote Mock Election & Candidate Interviews
Register your school or classes for the statewide Mock Election every fall and spring, and help get the voice of PA youth out before every election!
Set up Candidate Interviews in your classroom!
Voting Rights History & Policy - Presentation
Political Parties & Voter Registration - Presentation
Media Bias & the Mail-In Voting Debate - Presentation
Make a Plan to Vote - Mail-In Ballots & Polling Places - Presentation
Researching the Candidates and Making Your Ballot "Cheat-Sheet"- Presentation
Supplements
Understanding Political Endorsements and Who’s Endorsing Whom? charts
Resources
Act 158 Evidence-Based Graduation Pathway: Service Learning
Topic Proposal - Problem-posing/lenses/research questions
Public Policy Chart - Federalism & Branches
Agitprop - Call to Action Through Arts & Writing
Earn the PA Governor's Civic Engagement Award for your school and students!
Professional Development
PA Youth Vote partners with local nonpartisan organizations and Boards of Elections to provide teachers with the tools they need.
Here’s a sample PD agenda from the School District of Philadelphia that’s adaptable for districts across Pennsylvania!
Contact TQuinn@PAyouthvote.org