A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94

Chapter 623

Civic Education Program

(CFDA No. 84.215)

I. Program Profile

Legislation: Part F of Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, P.L. 100-297 (20 U.S.C. 3156b) (expires September 30, 1999).

Purpose: To support instruction on the history and principles of democracy in the United States, with a particular focus on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Funding History

Fiscal Year Appropriation
1992 4,463,0001
1993 4,346,0001
1994 4,463,000
1These amounts are also included, for comparability, under the FIE program (Chapter 620).

II. Program Information and Analysis

Population Targeting

The program provides teacher training and curriculum materials for upper elementary, middle, and high school students.

Services

In 1993, the Center for Civic Education distributed about 217,500 free workbooks: 85,500 high school level, 66,000 middle school level, and 66,000 elementary level texts. For the 1992-93 academic year, the Center intended to train an estimated 56,000 teachers.

The curriculum, entitled We the People, seeks to promote American political values among students, including support for the constitutional rights and civil liberties of dissenting individuals and groups.

Program Administration

The program authorizes a noncompetitive grant to the nonprofit Center for Civic Education in Calabasas, California.

III. Sources of Information

  1. Program files.

IV. Planned Studies

None.

V. Contacts for Further Information

Program Operations:
Anne Fickling, (202) 219-1496
Program Studies:
Joanne Wiggins, (202) 401-1958

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