Translate
SR0575 - 104th General Assembly
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Our nation's longstanding and ongoing audacious | ||||||
| 3 | experiment in self-governance requires a populace with an | ||||||
| 4 | understanding of the nation's laws and government, the skills | ||||||
| 5 | for discussion and working together across differences, and a | ||||||
| 6 | widespread commitment to the civic strength of our | ||||||
| 7 | communities; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Civic education is vital to sustaining and | ||||||
| 9 | strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States of | ||||||
| 10 | America; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The practice of democracy must be taught and | ||||||
| 12 | learned anew by each generation; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Educators are often engaged in thankless yet | ||||||
| 14 | essential daily work to support young people in their | ||||||
| 15 | development of an informed and empowered civic identity that | ||||||
| 16 | is core to sustaining and strengthening our nation's | ||||||
| 17 | constitutional democracy; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has strengthened | ||||||
| 19 | K-12 civic education in the State over the past decade by | ||||||
| 20 | requiring civics courses in middle school and high school, and | ||||||
| 21 | the Illinois Civics Hub has grown the Illinois Democracy | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Schools Network to more than 90 public and private schools and | ||||||
| 2 | districts statewide, each of them deeply committed to | ||||||
| 3 | students' civic development and to supporting teachers, | ||||||
| 4 | schools, and districts throughout Illinois with civics course | ||||||
| 5 | and standards implementation; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of | ||||||
| 7 | Independence occurring during this current year calls on our | ||||||
| 8 | collective ability and commitment to work across our | ||||||
| 9 | differences and reinvest ourselves in making civic learning | ||||||
| 10 | for all students a community, state, and national priority; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 9 | ||||||
| 14 | through March 15, 2026 as Civic Learning Week in the State of | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That we extend our deepest appreciation to the | ||||||
| 17 | students, volunteers, and professionals who prioritize the | ||||||
| 18 | enterprise of civic learning within our communities. | ||||||