On Monday, the Department of Education announced $153 million in grants for “American history and civics seminars.” The grants are awarded in varying sums to 85 institutions, including over 50 ...

He is the author of four books, The Politics of Sacred Rhetoric: Absolutist Appeals and Political Influence, A Citizen’s Guide to American Ideology, A Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution and the ...

The Trump administration is pouring money into civics education ahead of the country's 250th birthday. It recently awarded more than $150 million to dozens of colleges, universities and other groups.

・The new report from the James G. Martin Center argues there is a significant gap in civics education at the higher education level. ・The report calls for mandatory civics education, emphasizing its ...

Jason Bedrick is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy. Everyone agrees that American students need better civics education. Civic knowledge in America is ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As part of a $153 million federal investment in American history and civics education, the University of Tennessee Institute of American Civics received over $2 million from the U.S ...

Every year, immigrants with green cards or permanent residency status in the United States seek U.S. citizenship. Part of the process of acquiring citizenship is taking the American Civics Test, an ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BLUFFTON, South Carolina — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States ...

Shortly before the 4 th of July, I wrote about the need for a “post-BS” education that focuses far less on celebrating activism and far more on the duties of citizenship and cultivating an ...

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 ...