🚨 What’s Happening With “America 250” Civics Education — And Why It’s So Concerning…

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Department of Education has formally partnered with a large coalition of ideological and advocacy organizations to shape what they describe as “patriotism,” “civic knowledge,” and “America’s founding principles” in schools.

This initiative is called the America 250 Civics Education Coalition.

This is not speculation. It is documented in official federal announcements.

🔎 Official Federal Source
On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced the launch of the coalition alongside:
• America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
• Turning Point USA
• Hillsdale College
• More than 40 national and state organizations

📄 Department of Education press release (official):
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-afpi-tpusa-hillsdale-college-and-over-40-national-and-state-organizations-launch-america-250-civics-coalition

🌐 Coalition Website
The coalition maintains its own public website outlining its mission and partners:
🔗 https://america250civics.com/

Their stated goal is to promote a specific vision of civic education under the banner of “Know America. Love America.”

📌 Confirmed Coalition Partners (per DOE)
According to the Department of Education’s own announcement, coalition partners include:

• 1776 Project Foundation
• Alabama Policy Institute
• Alliance Defending Freedom
• Alumni Free Speech Alliance
• America First Legal
• American Center for Law & Justice
• American Cornerstone Institute
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
• American Moment
• American Principles Project
• Catholic Vote
• Center for Education Reform
• Center for Renewing America
• Center for Urban Renewal
• Claremont Institute
• Commonwealth Foundation
• Concerned Women for America
• Conservative Partnership Institute
• Constituting America
• Council for National Policy
• Eagle Forum
• Faith and Freedom Coalition
• First Liberty Counsel
• First Liberty Institute
• Goldwater Institute
• Heritage Foundation
• Hillsdale College
• Intercollegiate Studies Institute for Education Reform
• James Madison Institute
• Job Creators Network
• Leadership Institute
• Moms for America
• Moms for Liberty
• National Association of Scholars
• PragerU
• Priests for Life
• Religious Freedom Institute
• Texas Public Policy Foundation
• The Fund for American Studies
• Turning Point USA
• Woodson Center

This list is not compiled by SEA — it comes directly from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Civic education in public schools should be:

✔ inclusive
✔ evidence-based
✔ non-sectarian
✔ non-partisan

When the federal Department of Education formally partners with organizations that actively litigate culture-war issues, promote religious exemptions in public schools, or advocate for ideological control over curriculum, parents and communities deserve transparency and scrutiny.

This is especially concerning given ongoing efforts nationwide to:

• mandate religious release programs during the school day
• insert religious or ideological content into public classrooms
• reframe church–state separation as “hostility to religion”

📌 SEA’s position is simple:

Public schools exist to educate — not to indoctrinate.

Patriotism is not allegiance training.

Civic literacy does not require ideological gatekeepers.

We will continue to document, verify, and inform families about how national policy decisions impact local public schools.

🧭 Stay informed. Ask questions. Demand accountability.

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