Center for Civic Education
Rebecca Tinder is a seasoned professional in the field of education and civic engagement, serving as the WV State Coordinator for both We The People, The Citizen and the Constitution since January 2009 and Project Citizen since January 2020. With a strong background as a Member & Partner of the Education Law Group at Bowles Rice LLP from 2005 to January 2020, Rebecca provided training and support to school boards and administrators on various legal matters within education. Additionally, Rebecca held leadership roles within the Charleston Vandalia Rotary Club, contributing as Past President, President, and Secretary from July 2010 to July 2014, focusing on community service initiatives. Prior experience includes serving as General Counsel for the West Virginia Department and Board of Education from 2000 to 2005, where Rebecca assisted in legal matters and policy guidance. Rebecca holds both a BA and JD from West Virginia University.
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Center for Civic Education
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Los Angeles. The mission of the Center is to promote an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries. The Center’s programs are implemented with the assistance of a network of public- and private-sector organizations and educational leaders in every state and congressional district in the country and in more than eighty other countries, many of which are emerging democracies. The Center’s work has been the subject of numerous books, studies, and professional articles, including Professor Brian Schultz’s "Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way," as well as two documentary films, including the award-winning feature The World We Want. The Center began as an interdisciplinary Committee on Civic Education formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1964 to develop more effective curricular programs in elementary and secondary civic education. In 1969, the Center became affiliated with the State Bar of California. In 1981, the State Bar of California established the Center for Civic Education as an independent nonprofit organization. The Center's main programs are We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Project Citizen, and Foundations of Democracy. Independent research has found them to be the most effective programs in the field of civics and government.