Applications for the 2026 American Civic Education Teacher Awards close this Sunday, May 31—and we don’t want a single deserving educator to miss it.
This is the nudge you’ve been waiting for.
Think about the teacher who made a student feel, maybe for the first time, that the Constitution belonged to them. The one whose classroom produces young people who ask hard questions, seek evidence, and show up for their communities. The one doing the quiet, essential work of preparing the next generation for self-government.
That teacher deserves national recognition. And if that teacher is you, apply yourself—it’s encouraged!
ACETA awardees receive: National recognition from the Center for Civic Education, IndianaUniversity Center on Representative Government, and the National Education AssociationA spotlight in local and national mediaAn honored place at the NCSS annual conferenceA platform to share promising practices with a national audience
The application takes just a few minutes.
And if you know someone who should apply—please forward this. Right now. The end of the school year is busy, and the best educators are often the last ones to advocate for themselves.
HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.
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