Why America? 2020:
Toward a More Perfect Union

Session 1:
The First Amendment Today:
What it means for your students

REGISTER

Today, August 19 | 4-5 PM EDT

First in a semester-long course into exploring the First Amendment and specifically that “Congress shall make no law respecting...the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Join us for a conversation featuring:

Honorable Anita McBride, executive-in-Residence at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C., board member of the White House Historical Association, and former Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush

Lawrence Staten, chair of the history department at Washington Latin Public Charter School in Washington, DC

The rest of the programs will occur twice a month from September 2020 through January 2021 and will be live via Zoom webinar as well as available via recording for those who are unable to participate live.

Special Invitation for Teachers - Don’t Just Attend - Become a Member!

Thanks to the generosity of the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, we cordially invite teachers to become members of our Why America? 2020: Toward a More Perfect Union program.

Teachers that sign up will:

Receive free access to all future teacher Workshops and Webinars;
Earn professional development credentials;
Gain access for their students to our upcoming essay contest about First Amendment rights - which allows you and they to earn cash prizes;
Have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to CER blogs, webinars, or podcasts.

Membership is free of charge and includes access to teacher resources and lesson plans from prior sessions of Why America and VIP access to our growing database of resources aimed to give teachers, parents and students free and easy access to the best teaching and learning resources for American founding principles.

Please click here to join the Why America? 2020 cohort.

If you have any questions, please write to us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education.