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Time to Teach Three Years of High School Civics

Students to compete in civics bee championship in nation’s capital Wednesday, carried on C-SPAN

WASHINGTON — As partisan tensions rise in advance of the fast-approaching midterm elections, students will test their knowledge Wednesday in a field that’s long enjoyed bipartisan...

SUNY students now required to take instruction in civic discourse

Incoming fall class will have to take a new general education course, aiming to teach students how to handle their civic duties.

League of Women Voters provides a lesson in civics

A group of people gathered Wednesday night in the Peony Room of the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library’s South Branch for a lesson in civics given by Ball State University Profess...

“Civics For All,” A NYC Schools Program, Is An Amazing Resource

  I can’t believe I’m just now learning about Civics For All, a program of New York City public schools. I read about it in a New York Times article last month, A New York City Com...

Civic Education and Classical Liberalism

Civics centers, teaching civic and classical education through “Western civ” and great books, are often described as conservative enterprises. In a strong sense, this is manifestly...

The National Civics Test Is Getting an Update. Here's What Teachers Want on It

The nation's report card is updating its 8th grade civics exam for the first time in 30 years.

Students to compete in civics bee championship in nation’s capital, carried on C-SPAN

WASHINGTON — As partisan tensions rise in advance of the fast-approaching midterm elections, students will test their knowledge Wednesday in a field that’s long enjoyed bipartisan...

Students to compete in civics bee championship in nation’s capital, carried on C-SPAN

WASHINGTON — As partisan tensions rise in advance of the fast-approaching midterm elections, students will test their knowledge Wednesday in a field that’s long enjoyed bipartisan...

How I Learned Civic Engagement Is Real —It’s How Democracy Works

How local involvement, public‑service networks, and everyday acts of civic responsibility shape democratic outcomes, especially in an era of polarization and declining institutiona...

Civic Education & Engagement: 2027 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference Track Highlight

Civic Education & Engagement  2027 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference Portland, Oregon, February 5-7, 2027 Submit proposals here Deadline: October 7, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT Th...

We organized the National Civics Bee — it’s where to start if you want better workers

The next generation of leaders, workers, and citizens is sitting in a middle school classroom right now, but civics have changed over the last 250 years.

Best Practices for a Last Best Hope

The number of civic institutes, centers, and schools at public universities has increased significantly since the first one, the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership...

2026 APSA Theme Panel: Preparing Students for Civic Engagement: Innovations in Democratic Education

Preparing Students for Civic Engagement: Innovations in Democratic Education Friday, September 4, 10:00 am to 11:30 am 2026 APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Boston, MA |  Reg...

Civic Confidence Predicts Whether Teenagers Plan to Be Politically Active, Study Finds

Teenagers confident in their civic abilities expect more political involvement, but greater civic knowledge was surprisingly linked to lower expectations. The post Civic Confidence...

Want More Accountable Employees? Teach Them to Become Informed Citizens

The typical college graduates know very little about how our government is supposed to operate.

Assistant Professor – Civics Education at UC Berkeley: Fully Detailed 2027 Faculty Job Opportunity

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is inviting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Civics Education, with a particular emphasis on civ...

Colorado student wins top prize at National Civics Bee Championship

WASHINGTON — Peter Daniell of Broomfield, Colorado, took home the grand prize Wednesday night after winning the National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital.  Daniell,...

When Students Self-Censor, They Worry Most About Each Other

Last year, the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute reported that nearly 80% of civics teachers had self-censored or avoided certain topics in class because they feared pushback or contro...

Indiana fifth graders learn democracy by participating in it

By Marilyn Odendahl for The Indiana Citizen.Broadcast version by Joe Ulery for Indiana News Service reporting for the Indiana Citizen-Free Press Indiana-Public News

Democracy’s ‘most important office’

Citizenship is a cornerstone of democracy. Today, how citizenship is interpreted and who becomes a citizen have been pivotal topics of debates in Western democracies.