The rapid expansion of funding for “civics institutes,” along with the spreading of state mandates that civics be taught as a ...

Young people today are experiencing civic apathy. National research shows declining trust in government. A 2025 report from the Pew Research Center on civics learning and engagement shows “nearly a ...

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 ...

Education advocates are pushing for stronger national civics standards as data shows most U.S. students lack a basic ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A Florida State professor explains why the state, teachers and students may hold different views on civic education.

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 ...

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 ...

Political science professor Nicholas Giordano discusses an apparent lack of civics education among American students and what ...