National research shows declining trust in government. A 2025 report from the Pew Research Center on civics learning and ...

As we celebrate the nation’s quarter-millennium anniversary, civics should be the top item on our national agenda.

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year. At a moment when new technologies and other societal changes are reshaping how people access information, make decisions, and participate in civic ...

Ohio must prepare students not just to learn about democracy, but to actively participate in it.

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 ...

Political pressure is prompting more than a third of social studies teachers to axe some topics from their lessons, according to a new survey. The poll, from the education nonprofit and advocacy group ...

Matt Reed’s recent column in Inside Higher Ed captures a profound challenge: how to teach American Government in a moment when so many students arrive in the classroom deeply skeptical of politics and ...

West Texas A&M University has jointly won a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to encourage innovative instruction in American history, civics, government and geography. As ...

A common refrain today is, “We need to teach civics in our schools.” I can’t argue that point. Do we teach civics? Where and how? I have strong feelings about this topic, but I needed to get some ...

The Civics Seal moves the focus away from national culture wars and toward the practical work of being a "good neighbor" and community member.

A student checks a classmate's test during an American government class at the University of South Carolina Beaufort in Bluffton on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. In the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute’s ...