(Commentary by Gerard Robinson, fellow of practice at UVA’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture) We began 2021 with the promise of bipartisan movement to address our nation’s civic education crisis. Two high profile initiatives provided a roadmap and potential funding for drastically improving how we teach civics in our country. However, a volatile debate over how to discuss issues of race within the classroom has threatened to derail these efforts. It is imperative that we work across party and ideological aisles to chart a path forward.