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Domestic student-exchange group says short exchanges increase civic empathy; teacher describes local effects in Grants Pass
Summary
The American Exchange Project told the committee its free domestic exchanges produce measurable increases in students' willingness to engage with people who differ from them; a Grants Pass teacher described local community uptake and student experiences. Program leaders said trips are philanthropy-funded and free to students.
David McCullough, co‑founder and CEO of the American Exchange Project, told the House Interim Committee to Rules that the group's domestic, free exchanges for recent high‑school graduates produce measurable improvements in civic attitudes and new cross-community connections.
"We've worked with about a half dozen universities ... to survey our students pre- and post," McCullough said. He reported indicators the program tracks: net promoter scores averaging 9.7, survey responses showing large increases in students' views of people who disagree with them as "moral, thoughtful, and…
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