The Policy Education Program provides students with an immersive educational experience that goes beyond traditional classroom learning.
Students gain an appreciation for how public policy impacts the world around them and the importance of gaining skills to better assess the information with which they are confronted on a daily basis.
This foundational knowledge allows for thoughtful discourse with parents, friends, and classmates, increasing the likelihood of civic engagement. Our interactive course materials are prepared by university professors, industry experts with commercial experience, and researchers.
For Teachers
Bring policy to life in your classroom. After joining the Everything Policy Canvas site, you’ll unlock ready-to-use lesson plans designed for every level and teaching style—giving you the flexibility to meet your students where they are and spark meaningful learning.
For Students
Discover the evidence behind the issues that matter most to you. Our policy briefs are always available, offering credible, real-world evidence you can use in independent study, research projects, or debate prep. Elevate your research with resources that matter.
Classroom Ready Resources Created by Educators
Content Search/Class Discussion
Search smarter, teach stronger. With the tool below, teachers can instantly find policy briefs that match upcoming lessons or answer student’s questions about current issues. Many of the briefs link to ready-made discussion questions in Canvas making it easy to bring real-world issues into class conversations.
Teaching AP Skills via Policy Briefs
Give your AP U.S. Government and Politics students the tools to think like political scientists. Our policy briefs come with ready-to-use lesson plans that directly scaffold the skills in the College Board CED—from analyzing sources to building arguments. Save time and keep your students engaged with lessons that bring AP content to life through real-world policy debates.
Lessons to Incorporate the Policy Briefs
Bring policy into the classroom with ease. Our lesson plans show you exactly how to use policy briefs to spark meaningful learning for civics students through:
- Engaging, student-led activities
- Dynamic, discussion-focused lessons
- Everything included - policy briefs, ready-to-print handouts, and step-by-step teacher guides
Inquiry Based Learning via Policy Briefs
These ready-to-use lesson plans use the policy briefs to explore inquiry based learned by scaffold the skills in the C3 Framework to help bring civics content to life through real-world policy debates. Most of these lessons empower students with choice, allowing them to select from multiple policy briefs based on their interests while building the same essential civic competencies. Perfect for government, civics, and social studies courses that prioritize inquiry, collaboration, and student-driven investigation. These are skills that are also included across state standards.
