The stage has been set for strengthened state civic education systems and now is our time to catalyze that momentum across the country through policy.
All Americans must understand our democracy at the local, state, and federal level. We need high quality civic education. Please join the CivXNow Policy Summit virtual livestream to discuss the need for civic education and opportunities to accelerate progress during the 2021-2022 legislative sessions.
Together we can ensure that civic learning remains central to every states' goals.
Madeleine K. Albright is Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, part of Dentons Global Advisors, and a professor, author, diplomat and businesswoman who served as the 64th Secretary of State of the United States. Read more.
Jillian Balow was elected to a second term as Wyoming’s 22nd State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018. Read more.
Judith Batty is the interim Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Read more.
Dr. Matthew Blomstedt was named Commissioner of Education by the Nebraska State Board of Education on January 2, 2014. Read more.
Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. Read more.
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for over 40 years. Read more.
Kristen Cambell is Executive Director of PACE, a philanthropic laboratory for funders seeking to maximize their impact on democracy and civic life in America. Read more.
Celine is the Executive Director of Grantmakers for Education, the nation's largest network of education philanthropists. Read more.
Rosa DeLauro is the Congresswoman from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District, which stretches from the Long Island Sound and New Haven, to the Naugatuck Valley and Waterbury. Read more.
Louise Dubé serves as the Executive Director of iCivics. Read more.
Mr. Dunlap is the President & CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana and has been in that position since 2001. Read more.
On November 6, 2018, the people of Wisconsin voted Tony Evers the 46th governor of Wisconsin. Read more.
David French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time. Read more.
Representative Gambill represents House District 15 which encompasses Cartersville, Emerson and Allatoona, along with portions of unincorporated Bartow County. Read more.
Robert Gates served as the 22nd secretary of defense (2006-2011). Read more.
Debi Ghate is the Roundtable’s vice president of strategy and programs. Read more.
John Hamre was elected president and CEO of CSIS in January 2000. Read more.
Shawn Healy, PhD, Senior Director, State Policy and Advocacy, leads iCivics’ state policy and advocacy work through the CivXNow Coalition and oversees civic education campaigns in several key states. Read more.
Stephen B. Heintz is president and CEO of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a family foundation that advances social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Read more.
President and CEO Robert Hull came to NASBE in 2014, capping a 40-year career in education reform. Read more.
On December 16, 2002, Tom Kean was named by President George W. Bush to head the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. Read more.
Dane Linn is a Vice President for the Business Roundtable. Read more.
Eric Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University. Read more.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations. Read more.
Governor Robert F. (“Bob”) McDonnell served as the 71st Governor of Virginia from January 2010 - 2014. Read more.
Superintendent Chris Reykdal was born and raised in Snohomish, Washington. Read more.
Gerard Robinson served as Commissioner of Education for the State of Florida and Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Read more.
Dr. Betty A. Rosa is the Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York. Read more.
David M. Rubenstein is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Read more.
Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. serves as State Senator for the 17th Illinois Senate District, which includes portions of the South Side of Chicago, Chicago’s South Suburbs, and Will and Kankakee counties. Read more.
Suzanne Spaulding is senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Read more.
State Representative Andy X. Vargas represents the 3rd Essex District (Haverhill) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Read more.
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.
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.