Literacy isn't just for English class. It's a civic skill. Day 2 of Delaware's #WeThePeople #SummerInstitute showed how analyzing founding documents, evaluating evidence, & building arguments prepare students for citizenship. Thanks to our Delaware mentors! #America250

One #SummerInstitute ends. Another begins. 🏆 We closed Maryland by honoring two teachers whose #ProjectCitizen Showcase earned national recognition. 📚 Now we're in Delaware for Literacy for #WeThePeople, where the legendary Candy Bar Hearing awaits! #America250 #Civics

"We the People... a civic education program at the University of Wyoming, will receive $90,000 per year for (5) years for a total of $450,000 from the W.R. Coe Endowment. We the People is a nationally acclaimed, comprehensive curriculum..." sheridanmedia.com/news/242522/...

Civic Education Program at UW Receives Boost From Coe Endowment

Wyoming’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, a civic education program at the University of Wyoming, will receive $90,000 per year for five years for a total of $450,000 from the W.R. Co...

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Critical thinkers build stronger communities. Day 3 of Maryland's #ProjectCitizen #SummerInstitute featured media literacy with the Center's Kelly Reichardt, Georgetown research, & hands-on portfolio development to help teachers prepare the next generation of problem-solvers. #America250 #Civics

🚽 It starts with sewage. It ends with students solving real community problems. Welcome to Day 2 of the Maryland #ProjectCitizen Institute! Teachers are learning how to help students identify issues, develop policy solutions, & put democracy into practice. #America250

The Maryland Integrated Civic Competencies institute has officially kicked off today in Annapolis with 47 educators—that’s right, 47! 👀Teachers are getting hands-on with Project Citizen & will help their students tackle real-world issues and learn about public policy. civiced.org/project-citizen

🏆 Democracy has some incredible teachers. Congrats to our We the People & Project Citizen educators honored with major awards: 🎉 Katie Boland 🎉 Brian Grindrod 🎉 Beth Rosas 🎉 Lindsay Stepanek 🎉 Kim Wauhaus 👏 Help us celebrate them in the comments! #America250 #Civics

These aren’t just student projects. They’re blueprints for change. At our Calabasas headquarters, staff evaluators are reviewing portfolios from #ProjectCitizen showcases—students tackling community issues with research, policy & action. This is civic education. 🇺🇸 #America250

🚨 We’re hiring a Director of Growth & Revenue Seeking a K–12 leader experienced in partnerships, curriculum adoption, professional learning & revenue growth—passionate about expanding opportunities for students and teachers. 🔗 www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit... #Hiring

Director of Growth and Revenue - Job

Center for Civic Education is now hiring for the position of Director of Growth and Revenue in Calabasas. Apply today.

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🚨 K–12 teachers: Register for $25. Attend. Get a $75 stipend. The first 100 teachers who register AND attend are eligible! 🎉 Come learn, connect & bring new ideas back to your classroom. ⏳ Claim your spot: teachdemocracy.org/ca-civic-lea... #CivicEducation #Teachers #America250

Constitution Day

Constitution Day Conference with workshops and Classroom Resources for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers.

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⚖️ The Constitution has a little-known mechanism for states that deny citizens the right to vote. So why has it remained dormant for 150+ years? Join our first 2026–27 webinar Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. ET to explore the 14th Amendment’s Section Two. civiced-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #Civics

🇺🇸 America built a national civic education infrastructure once before. Then, much of it was nearly lost. The Center’s Michael Blauw explores its rise, near-loss & potential rebirth—& what it means for our next 250 years. www.democracyrenovator.com/p/250-years-... #CivicEducation #America250

250 Years In: The Civic Education Story America Needs to Remember

A guest post by Michael Blauw, Director of Civic Learning and Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Civic Education.

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🍫 On Monday: Candy bars. 🇺🇸 Final day: American democracy. At our Minneapolis #WeThePeople Summer Institute, teachers tackled citizenship & the 3/5 Clause, quoting Douglass & Paine. Made possible by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. From M&Ms to self-government! #America250

Good morning from Tennessee! ☀️🎶 Our state partner Janis and her mentors are starting the morning with 42 teachers from across the state and the perfect song: “We Are Family.” ❤️ This is the #ProjectCitizen family in action! 🇺🇸

🏛️ Civics isn’t red or blue. It’s fundamental to self-government. Our CEO Dr. Donna Phillips joined Kelly Stratman of @NCSSNetwork & Jessica Ellison of the National Council of History Education on Capitol Hill today to make the case for prioritizing civics in federal funding.🇺🇸 #America250

While students are on break, teachers are strengthening democracy. 🇺🇸 📍 Day 3, Minneapolis: #WeThePeople + civil discourse 📍 Day 1, Texas: Connecting We the People, Third Way Civics + Documents of Democracy For 60+ years, we have prepared teachers to bring democracy to life. #America250

🚨 Teachers: The best #ConstitutionDay lessons start before #ConstitutionDay. 🇺🇸 We are proud to co-host the Annual #ConstitutionDay Mini-Conference on Sept. 19. 🏛️ Workshops 📚 FREE resources 💵 $75 stipend for the first 100 K–12 teachers teachdemocracy.org/ca-civic-lea... #America250

Constitution Day

Constitution Day Conference with workshops and Classroom Resources for Elementary, Middle, and High School Teachers.

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🚨 BREAKING: America's sweetest debate is underway. 🇺🇸🍫 Day 2 of our #WeThePeople Summer Institute means Candy Bar Hearings, and Team Snickers is making its case accompanied by The Star-Spangled Banner. 😂 Democracy. Debate. Chocolate. 🍫 Who gets your vote? #America250

We're always investing in teachers. Today, educators from across the country dived into the #WeThePeople curriculum & learned from our first scholar, Joseph Bauerkemper, University of Minnesota Duluth professor, at our Summer Institute. Countless classrooms changed this fall.

What if just 5 days this summer could transform thousands of classrooms this fall? Educators from across the country are in Minneapolis for our #WeThePeople Summer Institute, made possible by the generous support of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. #Democracy #America250

The future of #CivicEducation starts next week. 🇺🇸 Nearly 30 future #WeThePeople educators from 7 states are heading to Minneapolis for the 1st national We the People Summer Institute in years. 5 days. Constitutional scholarship. Simulated hearings. Follow us for highlights!

Want your next career move to strengthen democracy? We're #hiring a Director of Growth & Revenue to help expand our programs to more schools & teachers nationwide. 📍 Remote 📅 Apply by Aug. 7 📧 careers@civiced.org www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit... #America250

🚨 Starts TONIGHT. Teaching250 goes live at 7 p.m. ET! Join the Center for Civic Education & the National Constitution Center for practical ideas to teach America's 250th—and what comes next. Register now: civiced-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #Teaching250 #America250 #WethePeople

America turns 250 once. What students learn from it will last far longer. Join us & the National Constitution Center tomorrow for #Teaching250 and explore free, inquiry-based lessons for your classroom. 🗓️ July 9 | 7–8:30 PM ET Register: civiced-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #America250

Democracy grows stronger when students practice it. A new feature highlights how the Center's #WeThePeople program equips students with constitutional knowledge, critical thinking, & civil discourse—not what to think, but how to think. www.yourvalley.net/stories/how-... #America250

How one civics program aims to strengthen democratic participation - Daily Independent

A new $1 million investment in constitutional education aims to help students better understand how government works — and what it means to be an engaged citizen.

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America celebrated its 250th anniversary last weekend but the work of sustaining constitutional democracy continues. More than 100 retired California judges renewed their oath to uphold the Constitution & defend the rule of law in this powerful #WallOfJustice video. youtu.be/m_lpnkZMbGc?...

Retired Judges Initiative (RJI) Wall of Justice

YouTube video by CJA Judicial Fairness Coalition

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Happy Fourth of July from your friends at the Center for Civic Education! #America250

First, how can we get better civics education in classrooms? For example, @civiceducation.bsky.social’s We the People program. It works! It creates enthusiastic American citizens! We need to incentivize schools to use programs like this. 3/

Glen Allen High School students reflect on America's 250th anniversary through civics program

Glen Allen High School students in the We the People program reflect on America's 250th anniversary and the meaning of democracy today.

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Tomorrow, America officially turns 250. The next 250 years of democracy will be shaped by the students in today's classrooms. What do you hope the next generation contributes to American democracy? #America250 #CivicEducation #WeThePeople #ProjectCitizen

America is 250. Democracy still has to be taught. Our California State Partner & Board Vice Chair Cheryl Cook-Kallio explains why #civics is essential to the next 250 years & how #ProjectCitizen helps students practice democracy-not just study it. www.danvillesanramon.com/guest-opinio...

Guest Opinion: We hold these truths…

"On this 250th anniversary of this country I issue a call to action. One doesn’t have to do everything, but everyone can do something."

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