Our collective future depends on what is happening in our classrooms. That’s not exaggeration — it’s fact. Because the lessons taught there shape how young people see their place in the world — and ...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of our ongoing Between Us series, examining the factors that contribute to polarization and prevent good governance, good citizenship and good relationships — and ...

Americans want civics — even the role of politically charged topics like immigration and gun control — taught in school. Since 2021, there’s been increasing bipartisan support for students to learn ...

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: ...

Experts say decreased social studies education and lack of trust in media play a role in failed effort to expand Michigan’s ...

William H. Dunlap is president, Elizabeth Dubrulle is director of education for New Hampshire Historical Society. Recently the Concord Monitor ran a column by the leader of a national organization ...

Civics education is the study of the theoretical, political and practical aspects of citizenship, as well as its rights and duties. It is a study we should embrace with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the ...

IDAHO FALLS — Idaho’s middle schoolers are invited to step up, speak out and showcase their civic knowledge. For the first time, the National Civics Bee is being held in Idaho. The Greater Idaho Falls ...

This summer, Delaware’s commitment to civic education took a significant leap forward through two impactful professional development programs: the long-standing Democracy Project Summer Institute and ...

So wrote a high school student from Illinois, one of the winners of the 2025 America’s Field Trip contest. Sponsored by the U.S. Semiquincentennial, or the America 250 Commission, the contest invited ...

Last spring, Massachusetts eighth-graders took the state’s first ever civics MCAS exam, finally setting a benchmark for achievement more than six years after the state passed new social studies ...