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County elections official says Youth Empowerment Summit boosted Woodland student civic knowledge
Summary
Yolo County Register of Voters Jesse Salinas said the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) has grown since 2018, drew Woodland’s largest city turnout among Yolo cities, and the program’s pre/post surveys show large increases in students' understanding and confidence about local government and voting.
Jesse Salinas, Yolo County’s Register of Voters (and county assessor/clerk/recorder), told the Woodland City Council that the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES) is an award-winning civic-education program that has reached hundreds of students and produces measurable gains in civic understanding.
Salinas said YES, started in 2018 and held at UC Davis this year,…
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