National Summit on Civic Education
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The National Summit on Civic Education brings together educators, thought leaders, funders, and business and civil society leaders to learn about and address key challenges in civic education today. The Summit emphasizes our nation’s founding principles and the common ground they create for citizens to work together despite our differences.
The Summit plays a key role in the growing nationwide civics renaissance, providing a space for relationship-building, innovative developments, and collaborative problem-solving in the field. Participants leave the Summit fortified with new ideas, deeper understanding, and friendships that ignite renewed energy in the civics movement.
2027 National Summit on Civic Education
Taking place November 10-12, 2027 in Austin, Texas, the next Summit tackles the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on education and self-government head on. Over the course of two days, we will convene scholars from the Jack Miller Center’s network together with leaders in the field to chart a path forward for civics in this new environment—one that embraces the longstanding commitments to both progress and preservation that mark the American character.
We’ll take up some of today’s most pressing challenges: How can Americans navigate the tension between increasingly disruptive technological progress and the need to preserve the principles and institutions that make self-government possible? What do these technological advances mean for civic education? What can civic education practitioners, funders, and civil society leaders do to support the next generation of citizens?
This isn’t a typical AI conference. It isn’t a typical education conference either. We will draw on the best texts and ideas of the American tradition, in conversation with some of the sharpest minds of today, to reassert a commitment to shared principles and human judgement as the foundation for stronger civics.
And we’ll do it against the backdrop of Austin, Texas, one of the most iconic sites of the American frontier and a beacon of innovation. As we move beyond our nation’s 250th year, it’s the perfect place to ask: what comes next?
Registration details will be shared in 2027. Questions about the National Summit should be directed to nationalsummit@gojmc.org. If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the event, please reach out to Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer, at tkelly@gojmc.org.
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