A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about the importance of effective civic and government education programs in schools in the United States. 2015-04-23 Passed Senate without amendment (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • civic and government education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States,
  • comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government would provide students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government,
  • elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and
  • civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic and government education in the classroom.
]]> 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • civic and government education is essential to the well-being of the constitutional government of the United States,
  • comprehensive and formal instruction in civics and government would provide students with a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities of citizens under such government,
  • elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to offer courses on the history and theories of such government, and
  • civics and government teachers are well served by having access to professional development programs that enhance their capacity to provide effective civic and government education in the classroom.
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