Policy Summit Resources Policy Summit Resources

Day 1

• Welcome Remarks, by Louise Dube
• Opening Remarks and Level-setting, by Eric Liu, Citizen University
• Welcome from Carnegie Corporation, by Thomas H. Kean
• Importance of Civic Policy to the Health of our Democracy (introductory panel with Girl Scouts of the USA and former and current governors)
• Philanthropy Panel: What Policymakers and Funders Can Accomplish Together for Civics
• The Role and Current State of Federal Support for Civics, with Michel Martin and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro
• Remarks from Madeleine Albright
• National Security Keynote Conversation, with Dr. Robert Gates
• Closing Remarks, by David French

Day 2

• Opening Remarks, by Stephen Heintz, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Case Study: Chicago Implementation
• State Education Leaders Panel
• State Legislators Panel
• History Keynote Conversation, with Ken Burns and Lonnie Bunch, III
• Closing Remarks – Future of Civic Education, by Eric Liu, Citizen University
• Call to Action

Federal Policy

• Civics Secures Democracy Act Advocacy Toolkit
• 9/17/2021: Meijer, Scanlon Introduce Bill to Promote, Expand Civic Education (Teaching Engaged Citizenship Act of 2021)

State Policy

• State Policy Menu
• State Policy Scan

National Security

• CSIS National Security Imperative

Featured Videos

• Improving School Achievement Through Civic Life
• Ken Burns on the Fight for Equality

Call to Action

• Review the CivxNow State Policy Menu
• Join your state civic learning coalition (or START one if there’s not already one in your state)
• Advocate for the Civics Secures Democracy Act
• Join the CivxNow email list
• Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @CivxNow

Georgia

• The Georgia Civic Renewal Act (SB 220)

Illinois

• Enacting civics course requirements
• Case Study: Implementation in Illinois: What states can learn from how Illinois implemented its 2015 civic education law
• Building for Better Democracy: Final Report On the Illinois #CivicsIsBack Civic Education Initiative

Indiana

• Establishing standards for civic education (HB 1384)
• Indiana Civic Education Task Force report
• Case Study: How Private Foundations Can Support Civic Education — A Spotlight on Lumina Foundation

Massachusetts

• An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement (S. 2631)
• Creating an inclusive vision for implementing civics studies (H 716)
• Case Study: The Massachusetts Model: What states can learn from the passage of An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement
• The State of Civic Education in Massachusetts

Nebraska

• Nebraska Department of Education: Civics
• Gov. Ricketts Signs Bill Updating Nebraska’s Civics Education Standards (4/1/2019) [LB 399 bill text]

New York

• Media Literacy report from DemocracyReady NY
• New York eyes new graduation pathway focused on civics education (Chalkbeat)

Washington

• Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Civic Education
• Essential academic learning requirements and assessments

Wyoming

• State of Civics