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Stay informed and connected on the latest news in American civic education. The Jack Miller Center website provides a range of resources to delve deeper into American political thought and history, including articles, videos, teaching tools, and publications.
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The Jack Miller Center is thrilled to announce the Teaching America250 Awards, thanks to generous support from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Teaching America250 Awards will allow 50 teachers across the country to develop and implement engaging educational projects focused on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
JMC will award one teacher in each state with a $5,000 prize to execute a project of his or her own design to teach the Declaration of Independence and celebrate its 250th anniversary with their students, school, or broader community.
The application form is now open and will close on November 16, 2025.
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Explore a range of resources for K-12 teachers including lesson plans for primary source texts, teaching awards, fellowships, and more.
Primary Source Library
ContextUS
Visit JMC’s American political tradition library, offering free access to texts, translations, and commentaries for all to engage in studying, interpreting, and shaping American political history.
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Subscribe nowPopular teaching resources
The Jack Miller Center offers a variety of resources for learning more about American political thought and development. These include articles, videos, useful websites, and fellows’ publications.
- ContextUS— A Living Library of the American Political Tradition
- American Culture in the Civil War Era (undergraduate sample syllabus)
- The Fourteenth Amendment: history, ratification, and reaction (learning module)
- Thomas Paine and reasons for rebellion in Common Sense (learning module)
- The Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments (learning module)
- 11th Amendment teaching guide (K-12 lesson plan)
Civic education news
Interview
An interview with Professor Mark David HallJMC Resident Historian Elliott Drago sat down with JMC Faculty Partner Mark David Hall to discuss his most recent book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans. Dr. Hall is a Professor in Regent University’s Robertson School of Government and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy.