What We Do
The Center for Civic Education helps students develop (1) an increased understanding of the institutions of constitutional democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, (2) the skills necessary to participate as competent and responsible citizens, and (3) the willingness to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict. Ultimately, the Center strives to develop an enlightened citizenry by working to increase understanding of the principles, values, institutions, and history of constitutional democracy among teachers, students, and the general public.
To fulfill this mission, the Center develops high-quality curricular materials, provides exceptional professional development for teachers, and advocates for stronger civic education in the United States and emerging democracies.
Civics Curriculum
Professional Development
Network of Educators
Contact: Maria Gallo
818-591-9321
gallo@civiced.org
- For information on the Center's programs
- Interviews with experts on the Constitution, civic education, public policy, and emerging democracies
- Referrals to classroom civic teachers
Board of Directors
Pauline Weaver President Prof. Jonathan D. Varat Vice President Clara Slifkin Secretary Henry L. Chambers, Jr. Cheryl Cook-Kallio Benjamin Glickman Hon. David B. Ladenburg Thomas Melia Mariam Memarsadeghi Dr. Ali Mossaver-Rahmani | Liza J. Prendergast M. Carmen Ramirez Dr Vicki Ross-Norris James Wise Daniel Wong MEMBERS EMERITUS Ruth M. Gadebusch Dale Rogers Marshall Leland R. Selna Jr. |
National Advisory Council
The Center for Civic Education's National Advisory Council provides insight to Center leadership and staff on strategic issues facing the organization, which includes advice on programming, communications and long-term planning in the national civic and constitutional education space.The National Advisory Council is composed of leaders spanning a variety of fields, including members of the judiciary, distinguished academics and private-sector leaders, all dedicated to the Center’s mission to develop an enlightened citizenry by working to increase an understanding of the principles, values, institutions and history of constitutional democracy among teachers, students and the general public.
Chairperson
Ken Barnes
CEO, Options for All, San Diego, CA
Members
Chairman and CEO, Armao and Company, Inc., New York, NY
Judge Mae D’Agostino
United States District Court Judge, Northern District of New York, Albany, NY
William N. Eskridge, Jr.
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School
Trish Everett
Political Science & AP Psychology Teacher, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Judge Jeremy Fogel
Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, former Director of the Federal Judicial Center & United States District Court Judge, Northern District of California, Washington, D.C.
Dr. David R. Goldberg
Educational Scholar & Chairman Emeritus, Lensdrop Inc., New York, NY
Brandon Hasbrouck
Assistant Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA
Susan Jorgensen
We the People teacher, Charleston, SC
Jooho Lee
Assistant Professor of Economics, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch
Dean of the School of General Studies at Columbia University and Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, NY
Justice Paula A. Nakayama
Senior Justice, Hawaii State Supreme Court, Honolulu, HI
Victoria Nourse
Ralph V. Whitworth Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Executive Director of the Center on Congressional Studies at Georgetown Law, Washington, D.C.
Paul Byron Pattak
CEO, Pi2 Strategies, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Judge Vera Scanlon
United States Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY
Carole Sherrard
CEO, Venona Project, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Smith
Partner at Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, GA
Hernandez Stroud
Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY
Danny Yagan
Associate Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco, CA


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History of the Center
1965
The Beginning
1965
1965-67
The Committee developed and implemented curricular programs in civics and government entitled, Your Rights and Responsibilities as an American Citizen; Conflict, Politics and Freedom; and Voices for Justice.
1967-69
1967-69
1969
1969-74
1969-74
1974
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Center produced the first editions of the Law in a Free Society/Foundations of Democracy multi-media curriculum materials.
1979
1979
1981
1982
1982
1987
We the People Program Begins
1988
The Center began The Disney Channel Salutes the American Teacher and The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards.
1988
1991
1992
1992
1993
Project Citizen Program Begins
1994
1994