Why American parents support our mission

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Dear Friends,

In this hour when voices on all sides tell us that we are hopelessly divided, I write with some encouraging news.

Recently, the Jack Miller Center commissioned
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The most surprising finding: consensus. The narrative that we can no longer find common ground falls short when we look at what the vast majority of parents have to say.

Parents overwhelmingly agree on this: stop politicizing civic education and teach our kids about America’s founding documents and ideas.

The poll—conducted by RealClear Opinion Research in partnership with the Trafalgar Group—surveyed over 1,000 parents of K-12 students across the country.

Among those surveyed, 89 percent agree that it is “very important” to learn about America’s founding principles. Over 92 percent believe that the achievements of key historical figures should be taught, even if their views do not align with modern values.

This consensus crossed racial and political differences.

Over 89 percent of Black parents and 84 percent of Hispanic parents agreed it is “very important” for their child to have “a basic understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the responsibilities of citizenship before they graduate high school.” Over 80 percent of Democrats, Republicans, and those who identified no party affiliation share the same belief.

Overall, the results show that our nation’s parents continue to share a basic sense of identity that is grounded in the foundational ideas and documents of America, and they want the same for their children. This should give us hope for America’s future that people see value in learning about America’s fundamental principles and the ideas that underpin our free society.

If we can start from this point, we can and will find the common ground we need for respectful and productive debate on the things about which we disagree.

Loud, divisive narratives will not end, but it is time that we speak up for the hope we share as Americans. The vast majority of parents believe the American political tradition is worthy of passing along to the rising generation of citizens. That should inform the reinvigoration of civic education, and together we should celebrate our nation’s story of equality, liberty, and opportunity for all that is still being written.

Yours gratefully,
Hans Zeiger
President, Jack Miller Center
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About the Jack Miller Center
The Jack Miller Center is a nationwide network of political scholars, historians, and civics teachers who seek to pass along the meaning of America to the next generation.

We have three strategies to pursue this mission:
* Build and sustain a community of scholars in the fields of American political thought and history;
* Restore the teaching of American citizenship in K-12 schools that centers on the country’s history, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other foundational texts in the American tradition; and
* Partner with organizations and philanthropists to advance civic education that is grounded in America’s founding principles and history.

We are building a movement of educators and citizens to advance the principles of equality, liberty, and opportunity that lie at the heart of the American political tradition.

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