Civics is not about boosting national pride or fueling shame. It should ask students to stop, think, and argue — and appreciate how others might differ. Jeffrey Edward Green is professor of political ...

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.

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.

Policymakers on both sides of the aisle agree: Students need access to civics education. But the best ways to teach the subject—especially amid current events like political violence and the ...

In Florida, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, students from kindergarten through 12th grade will be taught about the history of communism in the U. S. ANDREW ULOZA FOR THE ...

President Trump has long sought to imbue the nonpartisan idea of civics — the rights, responsibilities and duties of citizenship — with his politics. By Michael C. Bender Reporting from Washington ...

MAUMEE, Ohio — Jamie Naragon, an educator at Maumee High School, has been named one of ten finalists nationwide for the National Civics Teacher of the Year Award, presented by the Bill of Rights ...

Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for the Chronicle’s Philanthropy Today newsletter or our weekly Commons LinkedIn newsletter. Just months ahead of the nation’s 250th ...

OGDEN — Organizers of a civics festival are hoping that area youths and their families will come away from this year’s event with a better understanding of their government and how to participate in ...

The president of Hillsdale College revealed in a new interview how Charlie Kirk’s legacy could spark a revival in civics education in the country. "What we hope for is a great revival of civic ...