Free Webinar:
Teaching Democracy: The Power of Civic Literacy
A Conversation with Jeffrey Rosen and Hans Zeiger

Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00PM ET

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Join us Tuesday, November 19, at 2:00 PM for an important discussion on civic literacy in America with Jeffrey Rosen, President of the National Constitution Center, and Hans Zeiger, President of the Jack Miller Center.

Building on Rosen’s bestselling book The Pursuit of Happiness, they will discuss what the Founders can teach us about living a good life, the need for an educated citizenry, and prospects for civic literacy in our own time. 
Don’t miss this timely discussion on how civic education can shape the future of our democracy. This live webinar is free and open to the public.
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What We're Reading:
READ: "The Renaissance of Civic Education"
Jack Miller and Michael Poliakoff/ RealClearEducation

JMC founder and chairman emeritus Jack Miller appears in RealClear Education with ACTA president and CEO Michael Poliakoff, writing on the growing movement of civic institutions at public universities:

Young professors whose interests in the American founding, constitutional and diplomatic history, and our roots in Western civilization are often left without prospects in academe.
Now, however, they are finding excellent opportunities to teach at civic centers being established throughout the country. And thousands of public university students now have a chance to get a world-class education in citizen leadership that will serve them well across an array of career pathways...
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READ: "Citizenship is About More Than Voting"
Hans Zeiger/RealClear Politics
During the week of the presidential election, JMC president Hans Zeiger reflects on the true meaning of citizenship and how it encompasses much more than voting:

All of us, all the time – not just at election time, and not just those who hold formal offices – have an ongoing responsibility.

As citizens, we are more than voters, more than taxpayers, and more than mere clients who pay for benefits.
We can’t look to someone else to take care of us – it’s up to “We the People” to govern ourselves, whether in our neighborhoods or in major cities across the nation. The more we expect the government in the abstract to cater to our needs, the less likely we are to do what is needed in our own capacity as citizens...
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READ: "What universities owe America's future leaders"
Hans Zeiger//The Fulcrum
JMC president Hans Zeiger wrote for The Fulcrum last week, examining how we can provide students the intellectual tools they need to be great leaders:

While many universities have emphasized experiential civic learning that exposes them to aspects of public life through programs on civic engagement, American higher education is failing to teach the core knowledge that is essential to political leadership in a free society...
College students are hungry for the kind of education that will prepare them for leadership — their schools simply have to begin offering it again.
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The Jack Miller Center is an educational venture committed to solving the crisis of uninformed citizenship by teaching America’s founding principles and history. We aim to expand the pipeline of scholars dedicated to teaching America’s founding principles and history, to seed and cultivate college campus centers for the study of the American political tradition, and to advance the teaching of American citizenship in K-12 schools centered around our history and foundational texts.

To learn more about our work, visit jackmillercenter.org. 
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