Too many students never get a front-row seat to our democracy in action. Civics education often gets squeezed, buried between test prep and other subjects. The National Civics Bee was launched by the ...

When I attended high school in the middle of the last century, civics education was a key part of the curriculum, focusing on patriotism and personal citizenship. I have to say, we were beyond bored ...

Some schools and teachers have found that it is easier to cut civics education altogether to avoid parental complaints. Credit: Julie Jacobson/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest surveys show that fewer than half of American adults ...

The members of the St. Paul Elementary Civics Club recently met with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. During a field trip to the state ...

Delaware plans to put federal grant funds toward evidence-based solutions that address persistent challenges in education.

A cross the nation, red states are allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to found “civic institutes” at their public universities. Florida budgeted $3 million to create the Hamilton Center for ...

Sal Khan and Jeffrey Rosen are the respective heads of the educational organizations Khan Academy and the National Constitution Center America’s civic education crisis is not new, but it is becoming ...

Everyone agrees civics education needs redefining, but the concept is becoming too broad—and some new initiatives may lead to further polarization. Instead of rethinking civics, we need to rethink ...

Throughout my career studying and practicing American foreign policy, I’ve frequently been asked, What keeps you up at night? Is it China? Russia? Terrorism? Climate change? Another pandemic? While ...

Recently, EdSource reported that 67% of Californians believe that public schools should prioritize civic education, according to a poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

The Civics Literacy program is a graduation requirement for all Purdue undergraduate students. Once the activities are completed, a notation of Civics Literacy Proficiency will be placed on a ...