Everyday Civics

Civics education in Virginia emphasizes the importance of citizen involvement in all levels of government and promotes the study of state and local government among the commonwealth's citizens. Civics and civic education are at the core of Virginia’s public school mission.

High School Voter Registration - In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that requires all Virginia public high schools to provide to any enrolled student who is of voting age or otherwise eligible to register to vote access to Virginia voter registration information and applications, or access to the Virginia online voter registration system on a school-owned computing device, and the opportunity to complete such application during the normal course of the school day.  The history and social science program at the VDOE has an informational presentation to provide additional information for schools.