policy agenda

Legislative advocacy

 

Action in progress

RICLC is currently working to advance H7036 in the Rhode Island State Legislature.

This legislation would support essential funding for civics education in schools across Rhode Island. There is a pressing need; according to the 2022 State of Civic Education In Rhode Island report:

  • Only 21% of administrators said their district has standalone civics courses.

  • 55% of teachers say they don’t have access to civics-related professional development.

  • 36% of teachers say they don’t have access to curricular materials for teaching civics.

  • Less than 50% of RI students feel they have the skills they needed to take action on issues they cared about, or the kind of foundational civic knowledge that is crucial to understanding American democracy.

Together, we can increase funding for civics education in Rhode Island and ensure that every young person in the Ocean State has high-quality civic learning opportunities so they can the skills and knowledge needed to be participants in our democracy.