2023 Civic Funding Campaign

On May X, 2023, Representative Speakman took a bold and honorable step to ensure equitable access to civic education for all Rhode Islanders with the introduction of [bill #] requesting an allocation of $ 1 million to fund these efforts.

In 2021, the Rhode Island Civic Literacy Act was passed into law, requiring that all RI students achieve civics proficiency and engage in one student-led civics project before graduation.

In RICLC’s recently published report, The State of Civic Education in RI, teachers reported a lack of time, training, and resources for teaching civics to help them fulfill this new mandate.

The time to address these challenges is now. With dedicated civic funding, we can ensure every district can deliver on the 2021 civic literacy mandate through acquiring high-quality curricular materials, training their teachers and providing necessary experiential civic learning opportunities for their students.

 

How you can get involved

Call or email your legislators to ask them to support the bill.

  1. Draft your script using our template.

  2. Find your legislators and their contact info on the RI Voter Information Center.

  3. Call and/or email your legislators!

Ask your family, friends, and neighbors to reach out to their legislators.

Spread the word about the bill by sharing your support with your network. After you reach out to your legislators you can:

  1. Forward this email to folks in your network.

  2. Share your support on social media.

Start preparing your oral or written testimony in support of the bill

We do not know exactly when this bill will receive a hearing so it is important to have your testimony ready for immediate action! Here are some key resources to reference as you draft your testimony: