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 ...

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: ...

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A century ago, civics education was inseparable from the teaching of personal responsibility and virtues. Today, civics education has changed drastically—and not for the better. Some states do not ...

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 ...

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

In 2019, sociologist Musa al-Gharbi called for a college education that would help students “understand biases and cognitive distortions (including and especially their own!)” and prioritize civic ...

Reno High School was fifth in the nation in the Center for Civic Education's "We the People" 2025 competition. The 26-student Huskies We The People team landed in the top five among the 48 teams who ...

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 ...