🍫 On Monday: Candy bars. 🇺🇸 Final day: American democracy. At our Minneapolis #WeThePeople Summer Institute, teachers tackled citizenship & the 3/5 Clause, quoting Douglass & Paine. Made possible by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. From M&Ms to self-government! #America250

Good morning from Tennessee! ☀️🎶 Our state partner Janis and her mentors are starting the morning with 42 teachers from across the state and the perfect song: “We Are Family.” ❤️ This is the #ProjectCitizen family in action! 🇺🇸

🏛️ Civics isn’t red or blue. It’s fundamental to self-government. Our CEO Dr. Donna Phillips joined Kelly Stratman of @NCSSNetwork & Jessica Ellison of the National Council of History Education on Capitol Hill today to make the case for prioritizing civics in federal funding.🇺🇸 #America250

While students are on break, teachers are strengthening democracy. 🇺🇸 📍 Day 3, Minneapolis: #WeThePeople + civil discourse 📍 Day 1, Texas: Connecting We the People, Third Way Civics + Documents of Democracy For 60+ years, we have prepared teachers to bring democracy to life. #America250

🚨 BREAKING: America's sweetest debate is underway. 🇺🇸🍫 Day 2 of our #WeThePeople Summer Institute means Candy Bar Hearings, and Team Snickers is making its case accompanied by The Star-Spangled Banner. 😂 Democracy. Debate. Chocolate. 🍫 Who gets your vote? #America250

We're always investing in teachers. Today, educators from across the country dived into the #WeThePeople curriculum & learned from our first scholar, Joseph Bauerkemper, University of Minnesota Duluth professor, at our Summer Institute. Countless classrooms changed this fall.

What if just 5 days this summer could transform thousands of classrooms this fall? Educators from across the country are in Minneapolis for our #WeThePeople Summer Institute, made possible by the generous support of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. #Democracy #America250

Happy Fourth of July from your friends at the Center for Civic Education! #America250

Tomorrow, America officially turns 250. The next 250 years of democracy will be shaped by the students in today's classrooms. What do you hope the next generation contributes to American democracy? #America250 #CivicEducation #WeThePeople #ProjectCitizen

🏆 Tiny trophy. Big mission. Congrats to Group D, winners of the #ProjectCitizen World Cup Trophy at the Delaware Summer Institute, sponsored by the Delaware Center for Civics Education. For 60+ years, teachers have spent their summers strengthening civic education. #America250

In Florida, teachers are spending part of their summer strengthening the knowledge and teaching practices that help students understand the Constitution and practice democracy. In this video, Christian Ruth answers a timely question: Why does civics matter today? #America250

School’s out. Civic educators are just getting started. This week in Monterey, CA, teachers are gathering for the Ca. Project Citizen: Integrated Civic Competencies Summer Institute with Center staffer Alissa Irion-Groth. Because democracy doesn’t teach itself. #America250

When Tom Hanks produces a series on the American experiment, it makes sense to hear from the Center for Civic Education. We’re proud to participate in The American Experiment on @Netflix, premiering June 24, with Dr. Donna Phillips & others from the Center lending their voices. #America250

This might be the cutest civic education tradition in America. 🇺🇸 Every 5th grader in Howard County, MD participates in a #WethePeople simulated congressional hearing. On the big day, they walk through a tunnel of cheering kindergarteners before presenting to community judges. #America250

Join us July 9 with the National Constitution Center for the launch of #Teaching250 and discover new inquiry-based lessons designed for America's 250th anniversary and beyond. 📅 July 9 | 7 PM ET #America250 #CivicEducation

Democracy doesn't take the summer off. For more than 60 years, teachers have spent part of their vacation strengthening their understanding of constitutional principles & preparing students for citizenship and self-government. Hear from Grant Wells explain more. 🇺🇸 #America250

Democracy doesn't take the summer off. This week, educators in North Dakota & Kentucky are participating in the Center for Civic Education Summer Institutes—part of a 60+ year tradition of teachers investing in civic knowledge, constitutional principles, & the next generation. #America250

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Democracy doesn’t stop at graduation. We just won the Civics Innovators Competition at the Jack Miller Center’s National Summit on Civic Education. This award will help launch a college-level We the People pilot & expand #civiclearning into higher education. #America250

IT’S GAME DAY. 🏛️ The We the People National Invitational is here. 300 students. 9 states. Real-time constitutional debate under pressure. That’s the practice of democracy. #WTPInvitational #CivicEducation #America250

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Three days. 🗓️ The We the People National Invitational is almost here, & 300 of the nation’s brightest middle & high school students are ready. On May 15–16, they’ll tackle tough constitutional questions in simulated congressional hearings before panels of judges. #America250

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Final day of #TeacherAppreciationWeek Today we celebrate the We the People and Project Citizen educators who make the practice of democracy real for students every day. Thank you for helping shape the next generation of citizens. #America250 #CivicEducation

#TeacherAppreciationDay Great teachers do more than teach democracy. They make the practice of democracy real. Grateful for our We the People and Project Citizen educators shaping lives and strengthening the nation. #America250 #CivicEducation #CenterforCivicEducation

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A great teacher doesn’t just inspire. They create the conditions for students to practice democracy so its future is shaped, not left to chance. Cheers to #TeacherAppreciationWeek & our #WethePeople & #ProjectCitizen teachers. You build knowledge, confidence, and citizens.

No rule of law. No American Dream. Law Day is a reminder that our freedoms depend on a simple idea: no one is above the law. Students in our programs don’t just learn that. They practice it. #LawDay #RuleOfLaw #AmericanBarAssociation #CivicEducation #America250

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The 2026 We the People National Finals are a wrap. The students who competed this weekend join millions of alumni who’ve carried this program’s lessons into American civic life since 1987. The Finals end. The practice of democracy doesn’t. #WTPFinals #America250