The Smithsonian continues its 250th celebration of the nation with a free three-day Summit for educators featuring more than ...

As the nation approaches its semiquincentennial, educators and political leaders have amped up talk about the need for civics ...

Cheers erupted from middle schoolers throughout the John Dickinson School auditorium, and not because their favorite Pokémon character was on display at the school assembly. Scott Abbott, associate ...

Two distinct versions of civic education were on display at the Pasco County School Board’s recent meeting in Land O’Lakes.

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 ...

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 ...

A polling place at Sardis Presbyterian Church in southeast Charlotte. When Southeast Middle School social studies teacher Eric Shock’s eighth-graders walked into class one day last semester, they ...

Young adults are losing faith in American democracy and have difficulty distinguishing between "fake news" and reliable news. That's according to a new research paper out from Tufts University. The ...

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 ...

The classroom subject of “civics” evokes antiquated images of Cold War-era conformity, but Andrew Hart describes a recent teacher workshop on civics with a schoolboy’s exuberance: “It was really ...

As Georgia’s students settle into new classrooms, the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, and the country absorbs yet another instance of horrific political violence with the Sept. 10 ...

THE educational system of any nation is the most fundamental bedrock of her development, enlightenment and progress. Nelson Mandela famously once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you ...