Welcome to the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, a coalition of 40 organizations committed to improving the quality and quantity of civic learning in American schools. The Campaign's goal is to increase and improve civic learning in grades K-12 by working for policies that implement the recommendations of the Civic Mission of Schools report. This includes efforts to bring about changes in national, state, and local education policy.

The idea of the civic mission of schools is not new. Many of our founding fathers advocated the establishment of public schools as the only way of preserving American democracy. Our purpose is best expressed by education visionary John Dewey: "Democracy must be reborn in every generation, and education is its midwife."

We encourage you to explore our site and to learn more about the work of the Campaign and its coalition of partner organizations.

CMS Feature of the Week: The Civic Index

With great pleasure the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools endorses the Public Education Network's (P.E.N.) Civic Index for Quality Public Education. The Civic Index is an exciting new online tool that allows communities to measure their support for their public schools. The type of community collaborative approach to strengthening our schools, so effectively articulated in the Index, is just what is needed to help each child reach their full potential as a citizen and human being. Click on the button below to link to the Index and supporting materials.