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The Center for Civic Education administers the nationally acclaimed We the People and Project Citizen programs. We are dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in democracy

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Image of a Native American man with the Center for Civic Education’s logo and a logo for Elevating Unheard Perspectives and the words “Curriculum” and “Elevating Unheard Perspectives: Module 1: Inalienable Rights. Learn more at civiced.org/eup.”

Image of a Native American man with the Center for Civic Education’s logo and a logo for Elevating Unheard Perspectives and the words “Curriculum” and “Elevating Unheard Perspectives: Module 1: Inalienable Rights. Learn more at civiced.org/eup.”

#ICYMI A new toolkit for middle school #CivicEd is here!
3 modules:
▪️ Inalienable Rights
▪️ Land & Water Rights
▪️ Cultural Preservation

🔍 Focus on Module 1: Students examine if rights were upheld or denied to rural and Indigenous communities.

➡️ civiced.org/eup

#CivicEducation #Civics

07.10.2025 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Envelope with the Center for Civic Education’s logo emerging from it and this text: “Center Newsletter: October 2025 Newsletter”

Envelope with the Center for Civic Education’s logo emerging from it and this text: “Center Newsletter: October 2025 Newsletter”

The #CivicEd October newsletter is here!

🔍 Research: We the People boosts skills for multilingual learners

🗓️ National civics symposium coming March 2026

🏆 Alumni award nominations open

📖 Free new lessons + more!

Read: mailchi.mp/ece89403da7b...

✉️ Subscribe: www.civiced.org/subscribe

02.10.2025 22:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Montesquieu and James Madison face to face with these words overlaying the image: "America 250 Webinar: 60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison, October 2, 2025, 7:00 p.m. ET."

Montesquieu and James Madison face to face with these words overlaying the image: "America 250 Webinar: 60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison, October 2, 2025, 7:00 p.m. ET."

Tonight! ➡️ How can a republic endure as it grows? Join us for a free America 250 webinar, “60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison”

📅 Oct 2, 2025 | 7 pm ET 📅

🌟Featuring Dr. Lester S. Brooks.

Register: civiced.org/professional...

#Civics #ProfessionalLearning

02.10.2025 17:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two students, both smiling and talking with a judge at the We the People National Finals, with the words "Education is Empowering" superimposed over the photo.

Two students, both smiling and talking with a judge at the We the People National Finals, with the words "Education is Empowering" superimposed over the photo.

Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign! Students are gaining the skills and confidence to actively participate in democracy because of YOU.

civiced.kindful.com

#CivicEducation #WeThePeople

01.10.2025 16:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Three students from the We the People National Finals smiling with the words "Skills and Confidence" superimposed on the image.

Three students from the We the People National Finals smiling with the words "Skills and Confidence" superimposed on the image.

Give students the tools to bridge divides and live democracy. Your gift today makes a generational impact. #CivicEducation #ActiveCitizenship

civiced.kindful.com

30.09.2025 16:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Montesquieu and James Madison face to face with these words overlaying the image: "America 250 Webinar: 60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison, October 2, 2025, 7:00 p.m. ET."

Montesquieu and James Madison face to face with these words overlaying the image: "America 250 Webinar: 60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison, October 2, 2025, 7:00 p.m. ET."

How can a republic endure as it grows? Join us for a free America 250 webinar, “60-Minute Civics: From Montesquieu to Madison”

📅 Oct 2, 2025 | 7 pm ET 📅

🌟 Featuring #Constitution scholar Dr. Lester S. Brooks.

Register: civiced.org/professional...

#CivicEd #Civics #ProfessionalLearning

24.09.2025 15:57 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Georgetown University building with this text: “Research: Save the Date: National Symposium on Civic Education Research, March 6-7 2026, at Georgetown University, Learn more at civiced.org/symposium.”

Georgetown University building with this text: “Research: Save the Date: National Symposium on Civic Education Research, March 6-7 2026, at Georgetown University, Learn more at civiced.org/symposium.”

Join us at the We the People: National Symposium on Civic Education Research!

📍 Washington, D.C. | 🗓️ March 6-7, 2026

Explore research, hear classroom stories, & collaborate on policy.

For K–16 educators, researchers, & policy leaders.

🔗 civiced.org/we-the-peopl...

#CivicEd

23.09.2025 19:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Students participating in a We the People simulated congressional hearing as part of their civic education curriculum. Superimposed over the image are the words, "A Solution Not a Subject" and "Civic Education for the Next Generation."

Students participating in a We the People simulated congressional hearing as part of their civic education curriculum. Superimposed over the image are the words, "A Solution Not a Subject" and "Civic Education for the Next Generation."

Civic education = a solution, not a subject. For 60 years, we’ve empowered students and teachers nationwide. Support programs like We the People today. civiced.kindful.com #CivicEducation

22.09.2025 14:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We really appreciate it @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social. These days, the more lessons in the classroom, the better.

22.09.2025 14:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Notebook with the Elevating Unheard Perspectives logo and the Center for Civic Education logo and the following text: “Lesson Plans: Launching Elevating Unheard Perspectives. The Center’s Newest Curricular Toolkit.”

Notebook with the Elevating Unheard Perspectives logo and the Center for Civic Education logo and the following text: “Lesson Plans: Launching Elevating Unheard Perspectives. The Center’s Newest Curricular Toolkit.”

New release!

Explore our new, free curriculum this #ConstitutionDay: Elevating Unheard Perspectives. These focus on rural & Indigenous communities & help foster civil discourse.

✅ Inalienable rights
✅ Land/water rights
✅ Cultural preservation

www.civiced.org/eup

#CivicEd #Civics

17.09.2025 20:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Notebook with the Elevating Unheard Perspectives logo and the Center for Civic Education logo and the following text: “Lesson Plans: Launching Elevating Unheard Perspectives. The Center’s Newest Curricular Toolkit.”

Notebook with the Elevating Unheard Perspectives logo and the Center for Civic Education logo and the following text: “Lesson Plans: Launching Elevating Unheard Perspectives. The Center’s Newest Curricular Toolkit.”

New release!

Explore our new, free curriculum this #ConstitutionDay: Elevating Unheard Perspectives. These focus on rural & Indigenous communities & help foster civil discourse.

✅ Inalienable rights
✅ Land/water rights
✅ Cultural preservation

www.civiced.org/eup

#CivicEd #Civics

17.09.2025 20:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Ed Fickley and the words “Constitution Day: Teacher Spotlight. Learn more at civiced.org/constitution-day.”

Ed Fickley and the words “Constitution Day: Teacher Spotlight. Learn more at civiced.org/constitution-day.”

Happy #ConstitutionDay! 🎉Today we celebrate the signing of the Constitution in 1787 & the teachers bringing it to life in classrooms.

Shoutout to Ed Fickley from Cleveland, TN—a true Constitution Day All-Star! 👏

Teach & learn about the #Constitution ➡️ civiced.org/constitution...

17.09.2025 15:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton against a backdrop of the Constitution with text reading "The Constitution EXPLAINED for Constitution Week"

George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton against a backdrop of the Constitution with text reading "The Constitution EXPLAINED for Constitution Week"

It’s #ConstitutionWeek! Celebrate the #Constitution & the rights and responsibilities of citizenship by using our free resources. There’s something for all learners on our #ConstitutionDay page:
🔗 civiced.org/constitution...

Start with the Constitution EXPLAINED ➡️ civiced.org/constitution...

15.09.2025 21:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Three Framers of the Constitution: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington, with these words superimposed over the image: "The Constitution: Learn This Constitution Day, September 17" and "Learn more at civiced.org.constitution-day"

Three Framers of the Constitution: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington, with these words superimposed over the image: "The Constitution: Learn This Constitution Day, September 17" and "Learn more at civiced.org.constitution-day"

#ConstitutionDay is Sept 17! 🇺🇸

Teachers—make the #Constitution come alive in your classroom with FREE, printable lessons & activities from the Center for Civic Education.

✅ Resources for K–12
✅ Teacher-tested
✅ Constitution EXPLAINED videos

➡️ civiced.org/constitution...

11.09.2025 19:43 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Image showing the 2025 American Civic Education Teacher Award winners: Shae Parks (DE), Phillip Wrigley (KS), and Robert Schulte (NJ), recognized for excellence in teaching the Constitution and American government.

Image showing the 2025 American Civic Education Teacher Award winners: Shae Parks (DE), Phillip Wrigley (KS), and Robert Schulte (NJ), recognized for excellence in teaching the Constitution and American government.

Congrats to the 2025 American Civic Education Teacher Award winners! 🎉

🌟 Shae Parks, DE
🌟 Phillip Wrigley, KS
🌟 Robert Schulte, NJ

They’ll be featured in a Constitution Day webinar Sept 17 and at #NCSS Dec 5.

Learn more: www.civiced.org/aceta

#CivicEd #Civics #ACETA

09.09.2025 22:24 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Quill pen superimposed over the Constitution illustrating the Constitution Day Hub from the Civics Renewal Network

Quill pen superimposed over the Constitution illustrating the Constitution Day Hub from the Civics Renewal Network

Constitution Day is Sept 17 🇺🇸!

The nation’s leading civic education orgs have teamed up to launch the ⭐ Constitution Day Hub ⭐ a free site for lessons on the #Constitution for all students.

Explore 👉🏽 bit.ly/constitution...

#CivicEd #ConstitutionDay #civics

05.09.2025 21:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Image of Drafting the Articles of Confederation Stamp for America 250 Webinar from the Center for Civic Education

Image of Drafting the Articles of Confederation Stamp for America 250 Webinar from the Center for Civic Education

What can we learn from America’s 1st national government? 🇺🇸

Join our #America250 webinar on the Articles of Confederation w/Colonial Williamsburg!

📅 Sept 9 at 7 pm ET

✅ Engage w/primary sources
✅ Learn strategies
✅ Get a certificate

Register wburgfoundation.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

05.09.2025 19:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Image illustrating getting started with We the People and Project Citizen, a webinar on August 26, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET.

Image illustrating getting started with We the People and Project Citizen, a webinar on August 26, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET.

Ready to bring #democracy alive in your #classroom? ✨

Join our free #webinar Aug. 26, 7 pm ET to explore We the People & Project Citizen.

Get tools for:

✔️ Teaching the #Constitution
✔️ Civic engagement
✔️ Simulated hearings

🔗 bit.ly/webinar-gett...

#civics #professionaldevelopment #pd #teach

19.08.2025 18:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Image that says We Are Hiring: Senior Director of Marketing and Communications.

Image that says We Are Hiring: Senior Director of Marketing and Communications.

We’re hiring! Are you an experienced marketing and communications leader who wants to help build an informed and responsible citizenry committed to the principles of democracy? 🌟 Apply by August 31.

➡️ bit.ly/marcomms-dir... ⬅️

#hiring #jobs #civics

07.08.2025 22:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Educators with the Project Citizen textbook.

Educators with the Project Citizen textbook.

Two female educators in the foreground with other educators in the background at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

Two female educators in the foreground with other educators in the background at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

Two female educators at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

Two female educators at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

A group of four educators at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

A group of four educators at the Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute.

Celebrating the Project Citizen: 2025 Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute! ⭐ Last week, educators met in Louisville to dive into Project Citizen, exploring how to help students tackle real-world issues through public policy 📚
➡️ civiced.org/project-citizen ⬅️

#civics

04.08.2025 22:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 The 2025 Project Citizen National Showcase results are here! 🚨

Student proposals addressed issues ranging from juvenile justice reform to physical education funding.

Support civic education that works → civiced.org/project-citizen/showcase-results
#ProjectCitizen #CivicEd #StudentSolutions

29.07.2025 16:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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💥We are in the FINAL WEEK of the #60for60 Alumni Campaign!
Just $60 empowers students with civic confidence.
Alumni, it’s time to pay it forward.
🎯 Start here: bit.ly/3TUtO2v
#CivicEducation

28.07.2025 19:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Project Citizen National Showcase, taking place today, highlights innovative student public policy proposals from across the country to address local community issues. Full results of the National Showcase will be available on the Project Citizen website early next week. bit.ly/4f8Ktcj

24.07.2025 21:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎉 We the People alums: Celebrate 60 years of impact by raising just $60 for the next generation of civic leaders.

📘 Here's an Alumni Power Guide to help you get started. bit.ly/3GURmkV

Create your page 👉 bit.ly/3TUtO2v

#CivicEd #civiceducation #60for60 #AlumniImpact

23.07.2025 15:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📣 July 24: Join the Center for Civic Education, the National Constitution Center, and PA Civics this Thursday for a virtual professional development workshop in celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
Register 👉 bit.ly/4eZS1hz
#CivicEducation #HistoryEducators

21.07.2025 22:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Small actions → big impact! 🗳️
100 alumni × $60 = $6,000 for civic education.
Give the next generation the We the People experience you loved. civiced.kindful.com/july-wtp-peer-to-peer-campaign-2025

17.07.2025 19:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Project Community summer institutes are happening now! Civic educators from around the country are exploring fresh strategies, modeling civil discourse & engaging with multiple perspectives on constitutional and public policy topics. Visit civiced.org/project-community#videos to learn more.

15.07.2025 20:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to three outstanding civic educators—We the People teacher Derrick J. Johnson, American Civic Education Teacher Award winner Shelina Warren, and We the People teacher Sam Ulmschneider— on being named 2025 Teachers of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance!#CivicEducation #CivicEd

10.07.2025 22:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We are excited to be highlighted in the @PhilanthropyRnd Civics Playbook as a high-impact civics organization. We would not have had such a tremendous impact without the support of people like you. Learn more here: civiced.org/philanthropyroundtable
#civiced #civics #CivicEducation #HandsOnLearning

09.07.2025 17:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Alumni, like Elizabeth, share how you’ve carried forward your We the People experience and challenge 5 peers to donate toward your $60 goal. Don’t wait, amplify your impact today!

civiced.kindful.com/july-wtp-peer-to-peer-campaign-2025
#WeThePeopleAlumni #60for60 #ActNow

08.07.2025 20:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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