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NAS Unveils Civics Alliance Website
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The National Association of Scholars
Unveils Civics Alliance Website
"A Clearinghouse for Civics Education Reform"

New York, NY; January 12, 2021 – In March 2021 the National Association of Scholars (NAS) convened the Civics Alliance, a national coalition of organizations and citizens dedicated to preserving and improving an American civics education that teaches students the founding principles of the United States, the structure of our self-governing republic, the functions of government at all levels, and how our key institutions work. America’s children should learn to take pride in what they share as Americans: an exceptional heritage of freedom, a republic with liberty as a fundamental principle, and the accomplishments of a common national culture.

The Civics Alliance has been working steadily to provide information resources to citizens, school board members, and policymakers who are dedicated to opposing Critical Race Theory (CRT) and action civics (vocational training in progressive activism) and to restoring excellent civics education to America’s K-12 schools. Now the Civics Alliance’s dedicated website ([link removed]) (civicsalliance.org) makes these resources easily available for every American.

The Civics Alliance website includes:
* Pledges ([link removed]) for school board candidates ([link removed]) , state office candidates ([link removed]) , and voters ([link removed]) to commit themselves to restoring American civics education.
* Model K-12 Civics Code ([link removed]) for state policymakers, including these model laws:
+ Partisanship Out of Civics Act ([link removed]) to bar Critical Race Theory and action civics.
+ Academic Transparency Act ([link removed]) to require public schools to publicize every category of document relating to schools’ policies and procedures.
+ Financial Transparency Act ([link removed]) to require school districts to post immediately on a public website a detailed financial statement that itemizes all expenditures.
+ School Board Member Recall Act ([link removed]) to establish straightforward procedures by which to recall school board members.
+ Contractor Nondiscrimination Act ([link removed]) to require contractors for school districts to prohibit the use of Critical Race Theory policies.
+ Social Studies Curriculum Act ([link removed]) to mandate K-12 instruction in Economics, State History, United States History, Civics, and Western Civilization.
+ Schools Nondiscrimination Act ([link removed]) to mandate that no one should be either included or excluded from school materials on account of their group identity.
+ Legislative Review Act ([link removed]) to require all K-12 academic standards to be submitted to the state legislature and the governor for review and possible veto.
* Model Higher Education Code ([link removed]) for state policymakers, including these model laws:
+ Syllabus Transparency Act ([link removed]) to require public universities to post the syllabus of every undergraduate course on the university website before classes start.
+ College Finances Act ([link removed]) to require university budget transparency and give state policymakers a line-item veto on university budgets.
+ Campus Freedoms Act ([link removed]) to require public universities to guarantee freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and association, and freedom from intimidation.
+ Universities Nondiscrimination Act ([link removed]) to prohibit universities from discriminating by group identity, or using discriminatory concepts in administrative trainings.
+ School of Intellectual Freedom Act ([link removed]) to create an autonomous School of Intellectual Freedom at the flagship state public university.
+ American History Act ([link removed]) to add an American History and Government general education requirement to public universities.
+ Heritage Certificates Act ([link removed]) to add Western Heritage and American Heritage to teacher licensure requirements.
* Policy Toolkits ([link removed]) for the use of citizens who wish to inform fellow citizens and policymakers about the need for civics education reform, including these Local Policy ([link removed]) resources:
+ Action Guide ([link removed])
+ Model Palm Card ([link removed])
+ Responding to Social Justice Rhetoric: A Cheat Sheet for Policy Makers ([link removed])
+ Model Letter to School Board ([link removed])
* Civics Bill Tracker ([link removed]) to track proposed and passed civics legislation at the federal level and in every state.
* Policy Briefs ([link removed]) on the radical assault on civics education, including The 1619 Project ([link removed]) , Critical Race Theory ([link removed]) , The C3 Framework ([link removed]) , State Standards ([link removed]) , and Financial Literacy. ([link removed])
* Resources ([link removed]) including Curriculum Resources ([link removed]) , Local Policy Resources ([link removed]) , the nature of Action Civics ([link removed]) , State Social Studies Standards ([link removed]) , and State Statutes ([link removed])

The Civics Alliance will provide the latest information on the radical assault on civics education, model content for civics education, and news about the ways education reformers are working to restore an American civics education. The Civics Alliance and its website will be a clearinghouse for Americans who want to restore a civics education that teaches students about America’s exceptional heritage of freedom.

NAS is a network of scholars and citizens united by a commitment to academic freedom, disinterested scholarship, and excellence in American higher education. Membership in NAS is open to all who share a commitment to these broad principles. NAS publishes a journal and has state and regional affiliates. Visit NAS at www.nas.org ([link removed]) .

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If you would like more information about the Civics Alliance, please contact David Randall at [email protected] (mailto:) or [email protected] (mailto:) .

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