The Second Annual Civic Readiness Summit explored teaching civic readiness amid increased political polarization, featuring opening remarks by Teachers College President Thomas Bailey, a keynote by SUNY Chancellor and former US Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., and a panel discussion with school stakeholders moderated by Cynthia Sandler of the North Salem Central School District. TC's Jonathan Collins concluded the event by hearing from policymakers, including NYS Senate Education Committee Chair Shelley Mayer, Jay Worona, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the New York State School Boards Association, and Jeffrey Matteson, Senior Deputy Commissioner for Education Policy at the NYS Education Department.