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March 2022 |
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Updates on Our Work to Advocate for Civic Education |
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Inside this newsletter:
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Announcing State Affiliate Grant Recipients |
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We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the second annual CivXNow-affiliated state coalition regrants to support coalition building and policy progress and implementation at the state level. This year, we were able to increase funding to a total of $250,000 to aid efforts in the following 13 states representing a diversity of regions and policy priorities:
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March All Member Meeting Recap
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Affinity groups began meeting last week around the three pillars of CivXNow Coalition efforts:
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Awareness-raising |
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Research and best practices |
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These pillars are mutually reinforcing and critical to achieving our mission to ensure every K–12 student has universal, equitable access to high-quality, innovative civic learning opportunities. If you are interested in joining one of the groups, please complete the survey. You can also contact Ace Parsi with any questions.
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Civic Learning Week in Review |
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On March 7–11 many CivXNow Coalition members participated in Civic Learning Week. For the first time, organizers from Massachusetts, New York City, and Rhode Island joined forces to promote civic education across all three states. |
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Nearly 20,000 teachers, students, and community members participated in activities around the theme “Building Communities Through Civics” in order to promote civic education and prepare thoughtful, informed, and engaged members of our constitutional democracy. |
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Research Roundup
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Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) recently released data from its Civic Language Perceptions Project which seeks to understand people’s perceptions of the language associated with civic engagement and democracy work. In partnership with Citizen Data, PACE fielded a nationally representative survey of 5,000 registered voters between November 21–28, 2021. The result is an incredibly rich dataset accessible via an interactive dashboard that offers endless opportunities to explore Americans’ relationship to civic language. |
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Register to join “deep dive sessions” to learn more about the data across five big categories and apply for funds to support creative analysis and application of the data. Additionally, PACE is developing and releasing a series of infographics to further explore the findings and make them more accessible, including the one below. |
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Meet the Newest CivXNow Coalition Members
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The CivXNow Coalition is growing fast. We now stand at more than 205 member organizations! The latest additions include: |
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The Coalition remains deeply appreciative of member efforts and of all we have accomplished together. Our goal is to aggregate and activate large networks of support to expand and re-imagine civic education as a force for civic strength. To our Coalition members, thank you for your partnership.
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If you are part of an organization interested in joining the Coalition or learning more, please contact us at CivXNow@icivics.org.
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Our Mission
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CivXNow is a coalition of partners from diverse viewpoints working to create a culture shift that elevates civic education and engagement as a national priority in order to protect and strengthen America’s constitutional democracy. This includes building a shared commitment to ensure that all young people are prepared to assume their rights and responsibilities to participate in civic life and address the issues facing students, their families, and communities in our increasingly dynamic, polarized, and digital society. |
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To achieve this goal, CivXNow advocates for bipartisan federal and state legislation that supports implementation of state and local policies that reimagine and deliver relevant, inclusive, and engaging K-12 civic learning, both in- and out-of-school. |
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A Team Effort |
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Follow us and use #CivXNow to join the movement!
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1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 21B | Cambridge, MA 02141 |
617-356-8311 | www.iCivics.org |
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