Get the Educator Toolkit to access resources for planning and communicating your participation in Civic Learning Week. The toolkit includes planning resources, sample social media posts, graphic assets, and more.
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American Creed PBS Learning Media Collection
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Explore foundational ideals like freedom, fairness, and opportunity in a mosaic of American stories. This multiformat documentary project centers on the stories of people working to realize their visions of America’s promise in their local communities.
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Are These Protests Protected by the First Amendment?
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Campaign Finance Basics
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Just as water flows downhill, money in politics flows to where the power is. And OpenSecrets is there to help you follow the contours and learn about these connections. These materials contain a wealth of information about the unhealthy influence money can have on our elections and government politics.
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Connecting Civic Education and a Healthy Democracy
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"Connecting Civic Education and a Healthy Democracy," a report published by Carnegie Corporation of New York, highlights the need for state-level policies that expand and improve K–12 civic learning.The report calls for greater investment in civics and features examples of how coalition-building has helped advance more robust policies in a growing number of states. Equipping young people with the tools to think independently, to engage in constructive debate, and to discover their agency is essential to reducing polarization and strengthening American democracy.
