A National University for All: Teaching the principles of the United States Constitution and habits of civil dialogue

FAIN: ZED-284243-22

National Constitution Center (Philadelphia, PA 19106-1514)
Kerry Sautner (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2025)

Staff and consultant salaries for the development and marketing of a new Constitution 101 course and a corresponding digital Founders’ Library. 

The National Constitution Center will engage its broad network of teachers and partnering organizations to expand its efforts to address the urgent need for civic education. This project will build on the success of the Center’s free online constitutional classes introduced in March 2020 by launching a significant expansion of its online education platform, anchored by Interactive Constitution. The Center will develop a Constitution 101 Course initially targeting high school and adult learners nationwide. A corresponding Founders’ Library containing the primary texts that inspired the Founders and “Second Founders” as well as other core documents of freedom throughout American history will be integrated into the curriculum for the Constitution 101 Course. Student and adults will learn the principles of the Constitution and the habits of civil dialogue on which the unity of America depends.