Oct. 3, 2025
The 1776 Project Foundation, which operates a political action committee, the 1776 Project PAC, that endorses school board candidates nationwide, has developed a resolution for school board members to adopt. This resolution is titled “Recognizing and Celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial.” It calls for events, such as assemblies, to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Additionally, the 1776 Project Foundation plans to participate in the initiative’s college speaker series.
In an Education Week article, Ed. Dept. Will Emphasize ‘Patriotic Education’ in Grant Competitions, the CEO of iCivics, a civic education nonprofit, said, “Celebrating the 250th is a worthwhile endeavor, and we appreciate efforts to engage the nation with the anniversary. The membership of this coalition seems to represent one side of the aisle,” said Louise Dubé, the CEO of iCivics, a civic education nonprofit, in an emailed statement.
Louise Dube also stated, “We know of many high-quality efforts that are in the works but are not yet represented in this group,” she continued. “We understand that this is an open coalition, and we believe it would be useful to our country to integrate more balance of perspectives so that we can as a nation exercise reflective patriotism at this critical time.”
From a Baptist News article, “An Education Department spokesman could not explain why the coalition chose only conservative groups, which it called “best-in-class-organizations,” rather than making the anniversary nonpartisan or bipartisan.” Conservative coalition plans patriotic programs for America’s 250th birthday | Baptist News
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