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IN THE STATES
Ensuring High-quality Civic Education
Education policy is rightfully a matter of local control.
Even as we work to make civic education a nationwide priority, what that looks like will vary from community to community.
That’s why CivxNow advances policy at the state level to ensure each and every student is afforded a high-quality civic education, no matter where they live.
State Policy Scan
CivxNow completes a comprehensive review of state-level policies related to civic education on an annual basis. Click on your state to learn about the civic education policies currently in place.
Pending State Bills
Click on the map to learn about civic education legislation currently being considered in highlighted states.
NOTE: Clicking on the map displays an overlay of pending legislation; use the “back” function to return to the main map.
*This map represents a scan of all state bills related to civic education and does not connote support or endorsement by CivxNow, coalition members, or affiliated state entities.
State Policy Recommendations
Since, 2021, CivxNow has helped to pass 38 bills aligned with the State Policy Menu, advancing civic education in 24 states.
State Affiliates
The following coalition affiliates are official state partners of the CivxNow national movement.
Americans across the political spectrum agree on the importance of civic education.
This means they want policymakers to make greater investments in civic education and educators to spend more time on civic education in the classroom.
Policy Win at the National Level: In large part due to the efforts of iCivics and the CivxNow coalition it leads, funding for K–12 civic education programs was tripled in the 2023 fiscal year—from $7.75 to $23 million.
