NAS unveils its new website dedicated to preserving American civics education
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CounterCurrent:
Announcing the New
Civics Alliance Website
NAS unveils its new website dedicated to preserving American civics education
CounterCurrent is the National Association of Scholars’ weekly newsletter, bringing you the biggest issues in academia and our responses to them.
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Category: Civics Education; Reading Time: ~2 minutes
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** Featured Resource - The Civics Alliance Website ([link removed])
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Over the past few years, civics has taken center stage in the debate over American K-12 education. The battle over civics education is nothing new (in fact, it’s been going on for decades), but now, more people than ever are taking note—and taking action. Parents are paying attention to what their children are being taught to believe about America’s history and character, and they’re taking to the polls ([link removed]) to push back against the radical and divisive ideologies that have infiltrated public school classrooms.
In March 2021, the National Association of Scholars formally joined the battle for American K-12 civics education by convening the Civics Alliance, a group of education reformers, policymakers, and citizens who are working to preserve a civics education that teaches students to take pride in their national heritage. In its first year, members of the Civics Alliance have produced an abundance of resources for parents, teachers, and civics reformers alike. Today, we are proud to unveil a new Civics Alliance website ([link removed]) that makes these resources readily available to those who need them most.
Our press release ([link removed]) from earlier today announced the new Civics Alliance website and explained how it furthers our mission to ensure that all students receive a quality civics education:
The Civics Alliance has been working steadily to provide resources for 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]) makes these resources easily available for every American. …
The Civics Alliance website 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.
The Civics Alliance website ([link removed]) houses necessary resources for those engaged in the ongoing battle over American civics education. These resources include pledges ([link removed]) for candidates in state and local elections to commit themselves to restoring American civics education; model K-12 civics legislation ([link removed]) , including the Partisanship Out of Civics Act ([link removed]) and the Social Studies Curriculum Act ([link removed]) ; model higher education legislation ([link removed]) , including the Syllabus Transparency Act ([link removed]) and the Campus Freedoms Act ([link removed]) ; and policy toolkits ([link removed]) and briefs
([link removed]) that citizens can use to inform themselves and others about the issues at stake. The website also features the Alliance’s Civics Bill Tracker ([link removed]) , which equips citizens to follow the progress of proposed civics legislation at the state and federal level—and enables them to take a stand for or against legislation that impacts their students and children.
Believe it or not, that laundry list of resources is only a preview of what the Civics Alliance website has to offer. As you have time this week, I encourage you to take a look at the website ([link removed]) and click through its pages. But don’t stop there—send it out to parents, school board members, and legislators in your area who could benefit from the Civics Alliance’s resources. If they’re in any way involved in the battle over American civics education, I promise you, they’ll appreciate the backup.
Until next week.
Marina Ziemnick
Communications Associate
National Association of Scholars
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For more on American civics education:
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February 25, 2022
** The Resistance Strikes Again: Dents in Diversity ([link removed])
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Teresa R. Manning
The National Association of Scholars applauds parents in California, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Texas for their efforts to recall radical school board members.
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February 17, 2022
** Teaching Unbiased American History ([link removed])
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Jack Miller
Children should learn about the American culture of freedom and opportunity that enables anyone to achieve success and has made our country a magnet for people from around the world.
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February 16, 2022
** New Study Shows What Works for Civics Education ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
Americans strongly disagree about how our K-12 schools should teach our system of self-government. Dozens of organizations offer rival civics education resources, and many of them don't work.
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August 26, 2021
** Civic Education as a Duty and a Delight ([link removed])
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Paul O. Carrese
For too many Americans, “civics” is either a vague mystery or akin to a dental cleaning: we know that we should do it but would avoid it if possible.
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