State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont House Resolution
H.R. 16
House resolution supporting civic education in public schools and recognizing the week of March 11–15 as Civic Learning Week in Vermont Offered by: Representative McCarthy of St. Albans City Whereas, our nation’s longstanding and ongoing audacious experiment in
self-governance requires a populace with an understanding of the nation’s laws and government, the skills for discussion and working together across differences, and a widespread commitment to the civic strength of our communities, and Whereas, civic education is vital to sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States, and Whereas, the practice of democracy must be taught and learned anew by
each generation, and Whereas, the civic mission of schools plays a central role in building the strength of our nation, and Whereas, Civic Learning Week seeks to unite Vermonters and highlight the importance of civic knowledge and the skills and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and engaged society, now therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives:
That this legislative body supports civic education in public schools and recognizes the week of March 11–15 as Civic Learning Week in Vermont, and be it further Resolved: That the Clerk of the House be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas.