Dave Buchanan is the Director of Massachusetts Programs at iCivics, leading professional development and advocacy initiatives to improve civic education across the state. Prior to his work with iCivics, Dave worked for 18 years at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he led the revision of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework from 2016-18. Dave holds an M Ed from UMass-Boston and a BA in history from Middlebury College. All of his work is rooted in his experience over more than 15 years as a history/social studies and literacy teacher.