ANNANDALE, N.J. - Missouriar -- Annandale, New Jersey — Everything Policy, a nonprofit civic education organization, announced the launch of Madison, an AI tool that translates complex legislative proposals into plain, everyday language. Madison is designed to help citizens understand what Congress and state legislatures are voting on. For students, it goes further by building their foundational knowledge of how the legislative process works and allows them to think critically about the policies that shape their lives.

What Madison Does

Madison provides plain-language explanations of current bills and resolutions at the federal and state level, as well as landmark legislation from the past. Consistent with Everything Policy's facts-first, 360° approach, Madison presents legislative information without editorial bias, giving users the full picture and leaving judgment to them.

Madison directly supports the Policy Education Program, which has now reached 51,947 students across 766 schools and 1,249 classrooms nationwide. Teachers can use Madison to help students explore how Congress works, trace the history of major laws, and sharpen the research and critical thinking skills they need to participate in civic life.

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Early Results: What Teachers and Students Said

Everything Policy recently completed a beta test of a prototype version of Madison in high school classrooms. Teachers praised Madison's usefulness in teaching about Congress and reported a meaningful impact on students' research skills. A teacher added, "Madison presents challenging material in a very accessible manner. Students of all abilities will gain from using it."

The Everything Policy team is refining Madison based on teacher and student feedback, with the goal of making it available to all Policy Education Program participants beginning in the fall of 2026.

About Everything Policy

Everything Policy is a nonprofit civic education organization committed to improving public policy outcomes through facts-first information and productive civil discourse. Its Policy Education Program serves high school students across America with facts-first, peer-reviewed, 360° perspective policy content designed to build critical thinking, civic engagement, and policy literacy in the next generation of voters. Learn more at www.everythingpolicy.org.

Media Contact:
Debbie McManus / Director of Operations

Everything Policy
debbie.m@everythingpolicy.org
1-844-765-4293
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