Stephanie Hernandez-Oliva

Stephanie Hernandez-Oliva

Georgia, United States

sthdz133@gmail.com

Stephanie Hernandez-Oliva is a Fellow at SPRING.

Alliance Academy for Innovation

A junior at Alliance Academy for Innovation in Cumming, Georgia. Stephanie is interested in studying criminology. Outside of SPRING, Stephanie is very active in her community by volunteering at shelters, mentoring young kids, and being involved in different programs at her local church. She enjoys reading, baking, and playing sports.

Publications

From Classroom To Polling Booth: an Analysis of Mandatory Civic Education in Schools on Youth Political Participation

In the United States, civic education has been at an all-time low. Teaching civics in schools is invaluable because the youth are much more malleable and easily influenced, making it possible to instill the value of civic engagement into students. Political participation is important in a democracy as it ensures that the government is in regulation by the people. This brief includes and analyzes a brief synopsis of the patterns of civic education in the primary regions of the United States.

By Stephanie Hernandez-Oliva

November 1, 2025

All People