Conservatives have long cast a skeptical eye on “action civics” in schools. The term refers to the idea that students shouldn’t just learn about citizenship in classrooms, but practice it through ...

During the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis, students learned valuable lessons about what it looks like when a government uses ...

Students from a Chicago charter school traveled to the deep South to learn about the civil rights movement from those who, as children themselves, marched against segregation. But this was much more ...

When Gary West taught elementary school social studies two decades ago in a suburb of San Antonio, he wasn’t afraid to take his lessons beyond the bounds of the textbook. West wasn’t told to steer ...

To some, civics is about knowledge – knowledge of our system of government, its philosophy, origins, and operations. To others, civics is about action – getting involved in local issues or advocating ...

The Desert Sun’s recent reporting by Tom Coulter about Californians wanting more civics courses for young people, “Amid growing polarization, most Californians want to see stronger civics courses for ...

A major think tank has attributed runaway antisemitism to a declining shared national identity and “civic ignorance”, in a ...

"Civics for the Culture" is a lesson in energizing Black voters before and after elections. Credit: Mashable / Chelsey Hall / Fair Fight Action At this point, the general public should know that local ...

At the start of class, Logan Ridenour reminded the high school juniors of the ground rules for discussing the Capitol riot: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everyone should be a ...

Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, decided to give what he called an eighth-grade civics lesson to those listening to the confirmation hearing Monday for President Trump’s nominee to the ...