Listening to NPR one morning, I learned about the newly established, Task Force on Civic Education. I immediately thought of the many tools ArcGIS Online provides that would advance civics education in K-12 schools.
The following is the description of the task force from the trackbill website. https://trackbill.com/bill/IL/98/HB2428/sch-cd-civic-educ-task-force.
“Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish the Task Force on Civic Education. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) analyze the current state of civic education in this State; (2) analyze current civic education laws in other jurisdictions, both mandated and permissive; (3) identify best practices in civic education in other jurisdictions; (4) make recommendations to the General Assembly focused on substantially increasing civic literacy and the capacity of youth to obtain the requisite knowledge, skills, and practices to be civically informed members of the public; and (5) make funding recommendations if the Task Force’s recommendations to the General Assembly would require a fiscal commitment. Provides that no later than May 31, 2014, the Task Force shall summarize its findings and recommendations in a report to the General Assembly. Repeals these provisions on May 31, 2015. Effective immediately.”