State Policy Toolkit

Why It Matters

State governments should play a far stronger role than the federal government in setting civics curricula. Even here, however, civics reformers should be cautious. Policymakers should be informed that civics legislation should be carefully scrutinized, to make sure it does not provide unintentional support for action civics.

Contact Policymakers

Contact your state legislator and let them know that you support civics education reform in your state. (We have provided a sample email below.)

Sample Email

This sample email could be used to inform a state Senator or Representative about the Partisanship Out of Civics Act.

Subject Line: The Partisanship Out of Civics Act Defends Civics Education

Dear Representative/Senator ________,

As an [educator/parent/position at _____ member organization], and as your constituent, I am writing to inform you about the Partisanship Out of Civics Act. The Partisanship Out of Civics Act supports American history and civic education by prohibiting action civics (substitutes radical community organizing for civics education), activism, and discriminatory racial concepts from social studies classes.

I urge you to read Stanley Kurtz’s article “‘Action Civics,’ Replaces Citizenship with Partisanship”. I also urge you to read Kurtz’s “How to Keep CRT and Action Civics Out of K-12” and Peter Wood’s “Why We Need a Civics Alliance”. These articles explain the real nature of action civics and how the Partisanship Out of Civics Act will preserve real civics education

I want to preserve civics education and I know you do also. You should know that the Partisanship Out of Civics Act provides effective defense against action civics and Critical Race Theory.

 [or substitute / add your own message here]

Thank you very much for your consideration on this issue.

Best,
Name 
Title
Institution

Inform the Public on Social Media

Sample Tweets To Share On Twitter

Defend American history and civics. Pass the Partisanship Out of Civics Act.
#CivicsAlliance

Keep community organizing out of our civics classrooms. Pass the Partisanship Out of Civics Act.
#CivicsAlliance

Don’t be fooled into funding radical activism! Pass the Partisanship Out of Civics Act.
#CivicsAlliance

Sample Posts To Share On Facebook

The Partisanship Out of Civics Act prevents radical activists from turning civics education into community organizing. www.civicsalliance.org/model-k-12-civics-code/partisanship-out-of-civics-act/

Join me in supporting the Partisanship Out of Civics Act and defending real civics education. The future of our constitutional republic rests in the classrooms of today. www.civicsalliance.org/model-k-12-civics-code/partisanship-out-of-civics-act/

The Partisanship Out of Civics Act will defend the civics education our republic needs. Join me in supporting the bill. www.civicsalliance.org/model-k-12-civics-code/partisanship-out-of-civics-act/

We must defend civics education from the mass onslaught by radical activists.
Support the Partisanship Out of Civics Act!

www.civicsalliance.org/model-k-12-civics-code/partisanship-out-of-civics-act/