A state school board member this week plans to propose a new set of social studies standards for Colorado’s students – one crafted by a national conservative education coalition. The standards focus ...

It has been a bad 12 months for the practice of civics in America. The U.S. Capitol attacked. A planned kidnapping of a state governor. Bogus claims of widespread election fraud. Violent protests in ...

Experts argue that learning about the country's history, how democracy works and how to become an informed participant are ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: This weekend, Minnesota social studies teachers will be gathering in St. Cloud for the Minnesota Civics Summit. It's put on by the League of ...

Responding to acrimonious debates over history and politics nationally and in school boards across California, some of the state’s leading advocates for civics education are urging schools to equip ...

Remarkably little has been written about the state of citizenship education in our schools. One has to go back to the 1998 Public Agenda study “A Lot To Be Thankful For ” to find a serious attempt to ...

No facts or concepts could be more relevant to the day-to-day workings of our democratic republic than those of civics, history, government and geography. And yet in public schools across America, ...

On Jan. 6, the world watched as President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of supporters in Washington. Over the next few hours, those supporters — waving Trump flags, egging each other on — forced their ...

Requiring students to pass the citizenship exam will reduce both the amount and the quality of civic education in our schools. The test is easy. You can see all the questions and answers in advance ...

International migration. The globalization of the workforce. Global warming. Poverty and inequality. Gun violence and terrorism. Technological advances and artificial intelligence. International trade ...

America’s social studies and civics teachers have never felt more pressure. The United States is in the middle of a traumatic month of political upheaval that, so far, has included a violent assault ...