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Dear friend,

As spring blooms, many Americans have just finished marking the season with Passover and Easter—holidays rich in meaning and tradition. These celebrations invite moments of reflection on faith, freedom, and the values that shape our lives. I personally appreciated the recent Providence magazine essay ([link removed]) by JMC board members Jack Miller ([link removed]) and Pete Peterson ([link removed]) , about the vital Judeo-Christian heritage of our republic.

America is in its own season for deep reflection on our shared traditions. Last week marked several significant milestones for our country.

On April 18, we commemorated the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere and William Dawes’s legendary midnight ride, followed the next day by the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19. These historic moments offer powerful reminders of the courage it takes to defend freedom.

If we want our children to grow up to be the kind of patriots who defied tyranny on Lexington Green, then we need to teach them about the meaning of America. I encourage you to read JMC senior fellow Paul Carrese ([link removed]) ’s recent Washington Examiner op-ed ([link removed]) . He makes a compelling case that we are facing a crisis of civic illiteracy—one with serious national security consequences. And yet, not a moment too soon, there is a civic education revival happening in our universities.

Two recent webinars we recently hosted demonstrate exactly why this civic renewal should give us hope. During Civic Learning Week ([link removed]) , I was joined by two of JMC’s brightest young faculty – Princeton’s Shilo Brooks ([link removed]) and CUA’s Michael Promisel ([link removed]) – for a conversation about “Teaching for Statesmanship ([link removed]) .” More recently, my colleague Tom Kelly ([link removed]) hosted a discussion with Paul Carrese ([link removed]) and Yale’s Steven Smith ([link removed]) about “What is a Patriotic Education? ([link removed]) ” For more exciting webinars on these themes and more, check in regularly on our YouTube channel ([link removed]
w.youtube.com/@JMCVid) and our events page ([link removed]) .

One of the most rewarding parts of working at JMC is seeing civic education transform young lives. Our newest research assistant, Stephen Matter ([link removed]) —an alum of ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership ([link removed]) —recently reflected on this in Public Discourse. His essay ([link removed]) highlights the power of a civic education grounded in the liberal arts, like the one he received at SCETL, in shaping thoughtful, patriotic students like himself.

That’s ultimately why I’m so hopeful – not just about our movement, but about the future of the country. As our founder, Jack Miller, recently wrote ([link removed]) : “The American Dream is far from over.”

As you can tell, the Jack Miller Center has been extraordinarily busy already this spring – and there is so much more work to do. From providing support to teachers and scholars at every level of our educational system, to spreading the word about exciting reforms to promote civic education, our team is tirelessly devoted to the mission of teaching America’s founding principles and history. If you would like to join us in this work, please visit our website ([link removed]) to find out more.

Sincerely,
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Hans Zeiger

P.S. I hope you’ll join us for the Teach for Freedom Dinner on June 12 in Chicago, where we’ll continue these conversations with our special guest, Bari Weiss. Information for that event can be found here. ([link removed])
About the Jack Miller Center

The Jack Miller Center is a nonpartisan educational venture to advance the work of scholars who teach and study the ideas, documents, and history we hold in common as Americans. We seek to grow the talent pipeline of university educators who teach the American political tradition, to forge new models for university-based training of K-12 civics and history teachers, and to build a diverse coalition of Americans to ignite a civic education renaissance.

To learn more about our work, visit jackmillercenter.org. ([link removed])

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