Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102

§5982 Purposes

Title 20 › CHAPTER 68 — NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER VIII — MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION › § 5982

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Create a national program that gives accredited summer workshops and follow-up training during the school year at colleges or other sites for social studies teachers, other teachers who teach American history, government, and civics, and for educators who work with minority and Native American youth. The goal is to help minority and Native American students learn and understand how the U.S. government works.

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Title 20, §5982

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It is the purpose of this subchapter—

(1)to encourage improved instruction for minorities and Native Americans in American government and civics through a national program of accredited summer teacher training and staff development seminars or institutes followed by academic year inservice training programs conducted on college and university campuses or other appropriate sites, for—

(A)social studies and other teachers responsible for American history, government, and civics classes; and

(B)other educators who work with minority and Native American youth; and

(2)through such improved instruction to improve minority and Native American student knowledge and understanding of the American system of government.

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20 U.S.C. § 5982

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102