Introduction

The Civic Literacy Initiative of Kentucky is non-partisan and includes individuals from all three branches of the state government, representatives from universities, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and Kentucky Department of Education. For this and many other reasons, Kentucky is considered a national leader on the issue of civic education.

The 2004 Kentucky Summit on Civic Literacy was developed during the same 2004 session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Senator Jack Westwood and Representative Tanya Pullin, participants in the Congressional Conference on Civic Education, introduced what eventually became a joint resolution passed by both chambers of the legislature. The resolution instructed Secretary of State Trey Grayson to work with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Administrative Office of the Courts to host a statewide summit on civic literacy. This summit was to involve a wide cross-section of Kentuckians with "the goal of determining a strategy for enhancing long-term civic engagement and literacy within the Commonwealth."

To read the 2004 Joint resolution calling for the 2004 Kentucky Summit on Civic Literacy, click on the link above