To save our democracy, we must educate a generation that understands the Constitution, embraces civic responsibility, and ...

In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Department of Education will enable students to learn American history through a new grant program. “This new program will fund seminars that equip ...

Civic engagement is on a lot of Californians’ minds as thousands protested in recent weeks. Most also say kids should learn how to be engaged citizens in school, according to a new report.

The national competition, sponsored by the nonpartisan Center for Civic Education, has been held annually since 1988 to support civics education with complementary curriculum for upper elementary ...

A proposal heading to the Illinois House floor could require Arab American history for elementary and high school students.

It’s time to get serious about civics. States must require that it be taught and learned. Teachers must be deeply grounded in it and prepared to teach it. Schools — elementary, middle, and ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- On Thursday, the State Assembly's Education Committee heard public comment on bills relating to curriculum, assessment programs and school board spending. Assembly Bill 4 would ...

McKnight Elementary School fifth graders perform a skit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, where the class took first place in a civics competition.

For the group gathered around a conference table last month, the goal was a lofty one: design a curriculum to teach first graders the basics of civics and constitutional law. But the slide of the ...

ANDOVER — Andover Elementary School has been honored for its commitment to civics. The school was recognized at Connecticut’s Old State House on October 21 during the “Red White and Blue ...

In an effort to educate students on America’s civics and founding principles, Mayor Gordon Petrie joined Carberry Elementary School’s student council to teach them about flag etiquette ...

Do schools even teach civics anymore? For many American kids, the answer is no. A 2018 study funded by the National Science Foundation found elementary classrooms only spend an average of 16-21 ...