Trump Education Department Partners With TPUSA, Hillsdale College To Revive Civics Education
The America 250 Civics Education Coalition will fight 'the lack of enthusiasm for our country,' Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
By Tim Rice
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Sep 17, 2025 DailyWire.com
WASHINGTON—The Education Department is partnering with a coalition of private organizations to revive civics education in American public schools and on college campuses, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced today.
The America 250 Civics Education Coalition “is dedicated to renewing patriotism, strengthening civic knowledge, and advancing a shared understanding of America’s founding principles in schools across the nation,” the coalition said in a press release.
McMahon officially launched the coalition at an event in the nation’s capital on Wednesday — Constitution Day — alongside coalition partners from the America First Policy Institute, Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and more.
“Civic knowledge, engagement, and constitutional literacy among our youth — I’m going to say it’s in decline, but I could almost say it is absent,” McMahon said at the event, adding that she’s been “dismayed” by “the lack of enthusiasm for our country” she’s encountered at schools across America.
“Why don’t these young people love America?” she asked. “Because they don’t know America.”
“We have to restore this love of patriotism,” she added. “We have a president who takes the flag and hugs it! Let’s see if we can’t bring back that spirit of love and devotion to our country.”
The America 250 Civics Education Coalition “will unveil a robust programming agenda” in the coming year, including a “Fundamental Liberties College Speaker Series” that will bring speakers to all 50 states and “The Trail to Independence Tour,” a K-12-focused guide to how each state joined the union.
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