Amid rising political violence, the need for nonpartisan civic education has never been clearer. Yet saying, “civic thought” or “civic life and leadership” now reads conservative. Should it? With the ...

Two distinct versions of civic education were on display at the Pasco County School Board’s recent meeting in Land O’ Lakes. From the dais, Superintendent John Legg and board members unveiled ...

Last school year, Massachusetts teacher Andrew Swan started to feel like the assignments he had long relied on to illustrate how government works for his students were falling short. In one, his 8th ...

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 ...

This fall, as millions of students return to school and America approaches its 250 th birthday, something troubling is happening in classrooms across the country. Our civics teachers are going silent.

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 ...

Although we have replaced our jack-o-lanterns and skeletons with evergreen wreaths and festive lights, the specter of masked Halloween figures continues to haunt our community. In my leafy suburb just ...

This year, we’re celebrating the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in a time of political division and widespread pessimism. That makes it an especially propitious moment to think ...

As Texas students return to class this fall, many will sit through civics courses without ever having a real conversation about how our government works or why it matters. And with America's 250th ...