About the Coalition
Mission
DemocracyReady NY is a multigenerational, statewide, nonpartisan coalition committed to preparing all New York students for civic participation.
The Coalition aims to
- Raise awareness about every student’s right under the state constitution to an education that prepares them for civic participation.
- Strengthen policy, practice, and investment to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to engage effectively in civic and political life, today and in the future.
- Eliminate inequities in access to P-12 civic learning opportunities.
- Mobilize youth, parents/guardians, educators, researchers, advocates, attorneys, youth-development specialists, and philanthropy to work collectively toward these goals.
DemocracyReady NY is the New York state affiliate of the CivXNow national coalition, a program of iCivics.