Strategy 6 Inspire a Culture of Commitment to American Constitutional Democracy and One Another
Invest in Civic Education

Recommendation 6.5
Invest in civic educators and civic education for all ages and in all communities through curricula, ongoing program evaluations, professional development for teachers, and a federal award program that recognizes civic-learning achievements. These measures should encompass lifelong (K–12 and adult) civic-learning experiences with the full community in mind.
In order to implement Recommendation 6.5 by 2026, the Commission proposes the following milestones to complete by year-end of:
2021
- Establish baseline of public and private investment in civic educators and civic education
- Establish a working group to develop and employ new high-quality measures of students’ abilities related to key civic priorities (such as abilities to assess the credibility of online content or abilities to deliver a compelling group presentation) to be used in program evaluation and student assessment
2024
- Pass federal legislation creating competitive civic education grants; create a national award program to recognize civic learning achievements
2026
- Increase public and private investment in civic educators and civic education by 100%