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Dear friend,
The past few weeks have been pivotal for the civic education movement. I wanted to share a few promising signs of progress—arriving at a critical time, as our political divisions and dysfunction are becoming hard to ignore:
- The Department of Education announced $153 million in grants to institutions celebrating America 250, including many JMC partner programs. This will fund important scholarship and teaching about the American Founding—helping us understand the deeper meaning of the Declaration of Independence for its anniversary. To learn more, check out today's NPR story featuring JMC scholars and partner programs.
- The Jack Miller Center announced 33 new partnerships with college campuses and higher education institutions in time for America's 250th. This initiative will support conversations about America's founding history and ideas everywhere from Ivy League campuses like Princeton to state universities like Arizona State University, to service academies and summer fellowships such as Hudson Institute Political Studies.
- We are proud to partner with TFP on a new podcast, Old School with Shilo Brooks, which launched earlier this month and is currently #8 on Apple's Top New Show chart. New episodes drop every Thursday. Read Shilo's powerful essay in The Free Press about what inspired him to create this podcast.
- JMC is also pleased to announce our new Teaching America250 Awards. Thanks to generous support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this initiative will allow 50 teachers—one from every state—to develop and implement engaging educational projects focused on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Applications are due November 16.
With the 250th anniversary around the corner, the time to right the ship is now. If you would like to support this ongoing civic renaissance, we invite you to partner with us. We value your participation in events like the National Summit on Civic Education, your ideas, and your financial support.
Rallying the rising generation around our civic tradition—something that transcends partisanship and cynicism—is a cause we can all believe in.
Sincerely,
Hans Zeiger
President, The Jack Miller Center |
