The American promise holds only if the next generation knows and understands it. One of just five state-funded civics centers in Ohio, Miami’s Center for Civics, Culture, and Society advances this ...

Although in theory they recognize the importance of civics education for the future of the nation, many Americans in fact lack an understanding of their form of government and the Constitution under ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Peyton Amaral, a ...

States are slowly beginning to require civics education to meet the standards required of incoming immigrants, finds a new report by the Education Commission of the States. The Joe Foss Institute’s ...

Imagine that you’re in charge of civics instruction in your state or district. You want to figure out whether this new approach you’re taking—emphasizing not just knowing civics facts, but living a ...

It may be time for Utahns to go back to school, at least for one class. According to a survey conducted by Utah Valley University, Utahns earned a “D” grade on civics knowledge. The survey, which was ...

Peyton Amaral, a middle schooler with a pale pink suit jacket and a swath of blue and purple hair, stood before the Fall River City Council this April, arguing for a ban on plastic bags. “Pollution is ...

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How do you teach kids to be active participants in government? Or to tell the difference between real news and fake news? In their last legislative sessions, 27 states considered bills or other ...

Presidential debates feature candidates in fairly civil discourse. Not so, some of the SuperPac and Internet claims. Some of the claims made on talk radio and Internet today remind me of Chicken ...