First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedom and Responsibility is a national school reform initiative designed to transform how schools practice and teach the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in our democracy. The project has four primary goals:

• Create a nationwide network of schools committed to providing students and all members of the school community with meaningful opportunities to practice democratic freedom.


• Develop guidelines and resources for all schools - K-12, public and private - interested in applying the First Amendment and other democratic principles throughout the school culture.


• Encourage and develop reforms across the curriculum that deepen teaching and learning about freedom and democracy.


• Educate key stakeholders - including school leaders, teachers, parents, students, school board members and other community leaders - about the vital role of First Amendment rights and responsibilities in sustaining and expanding American democracy.