Wright State University will use a $3 million U.S. Department of Education grant for civics education across central and southwest Ohio. The project — Civic Foundations: Equipping K — 12 for America's ...

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 ...

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 common refrain today is, “We need to teach civics in our schools.” I can’t argue that point. Do we teach civics? Where and how? I have strong feelings about this topic, but I needed to get some ...

For many years Keys Fillauer, recently retired Oak Ridge Board of Education chairman, co-taught a blend of civics and personal finance as a popular one-year course for Oak Ridge ninth-grade students.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attention to civics education often spikes during election years, as educators collectively wonder if they’ve done enough to ...

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 ...

An anonymous couple is offering a $1-million matching challenge to permanently fund CivicLex's youth education programs.

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 ...

As school resumes across Florida and the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, there's growing recognition that something essential is missing in too many civics classrooms: space for young ...

Linda McMahon promoted civics education in New Orleans as part of the "History Rocks! Trail to Independence" tour.

As students across Nevada settle into the new school year and the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, a question arises: Are we preparing the next generation to understand, engage with and ...