First Amendment Center
First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedom and Responsibility, co-sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the First Amendment Center, is a national school renewal initiative designed to transform how teach and practice the rights and responsibilities of citizenship that frame civic life in our democracy.
Goals
- Create consensus guidelines and guiding principles for all schools interested in creating and sustaining First Amendment principles in their school.
- Establish schools, in every region of the nation, where First Amendment principles are understood and applied throughout the school community.
- Encourage and develop curriculum reforms that reinvigorate and deepen teaching about the First Amendment across the curriculum.
- Educate school leaders, teachers, school board members and attorneys, and other key stakeholders about the meaning and significance of First Amendment principles and ideals.
Currently, the First Amendment Schools Network includes nearly 60 schools -- K-12, public and private -- across the country. Applications for inclusion in the network are considered year-round. To find out more about the project and how to get involved visit our website.
Contact Information
Sam Chaltain
First Amendment Center
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
P: 703.284.2808
F: 703.284.2879
schaltain@freedomforum.org
Molly McCloskey
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
1703 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, VA 22311-1714
P: 703.575.5475
F: 703.575.4952
mmccloskey@ascd.org