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 ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Civics class was once a part of the curriculum in most schools, but not so much any more. One local pastor is on a mission to change that, and specifically in the Black community.

Ohio Republicans have introduced a bill to protect civics schools at the state’s universities from leftwing influences. The Strengthening Ohio Civics Act would grant independence in hiring, curriculum ...

Virginia, Florida and South Dakota have new standards that focus on patriotism, Christianity and anti-communism. But debating current events? That’s discouraged. By Dana Goldstein Dana Goldstein ...

This week's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the resulting turmoil on Capitol Hill has made for some very timely discussions in high school civics classes. This week's turmoil on Capitol ...

A new report finds most high school students self censor in civics class because they fear judgment from peers.

Pennsylvania requires schools to give students, at least once between grades 7 and 12, a locally developed assessment ...

Ohio freshmen arriving on public university campuses this fall face a new graduation requirement: a state-mandated American civics literacy course that supporters say will combat ideological bias and ...