2024 House Resolution 206

Whereas, Healthy and vibrant civic life requires informed and engaged communities; and

Whereas, Civic education is the foundation for interdisciplinary learning and societal interaction. Civic education provides the groundwork to develop skills for dialogue, understand institutions and democratic processes, collaborate, and cooperate through difference to resolve issues, honor diverse perspectives, and enhance the civic strength of our communities; and

Whereas, Meaningful curriculum and pedagogies provide the opportunities for students, teachers, and communities to practice the skills and dispositions required of our democracy. Students, educators, organizations, and industry rely on civic education to advance shared democratic values. Students who are informed and engaged possess greater civic agency and self-efficacy to positively impact self and others; and

Whereas, Civic education is vital to sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States of America. The practice of democracy must be taught and learned anew by each generation; and

Whereas, Michigan serves to advance excellence in civic education professional learning, programming, and curriculum and works to advance college, career, and civic ready students; and

Whereas, Civic Learning Week seeks to unite our communities and highlight the importance of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and engaged communities; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare March 11-15, 2024, as Civic Learning Week in the state of Michigan.