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The Civic Education Project, Inc. ("CEP") helps provide young people with the knowledge and skills they need to become active participants in civic life. We achieve this goal through the development of innovative educational programs and curricula in collaboration with public schools, universities, historical societies, courthouses, youth groups, and other educational organizations. Read more...
Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
Our primary program, The Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project sends trained, upper level law students from Northeastern University into high schools in the Boston area to teach the U.S. Constitution using Supreme Court cases involving education and the rights of students. The program's goal is to teach students their rights and how to use their knowledge of cases and the Constitution to become effective democratic citizens. Read more...
The Marshall-Brennan Project at Northeastern utilizes an innovative civics curriculum, We the Students, which highlights the 35 most important Supreme Court cases concerning the rights and responsibilities of students, and helps bring the Bill of Righs to life for young people by focusing on issues that affect their daily lives, from school dress codes and suspensions to affirmative action and the funding of public education. Read more...
Support our Work
The Civic Education Project is funded through a combination of private grants, program fees, and individual donors who support our mission of improving citizenship education and reviving the civic mission of American schools. Read more...