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 ...

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Americans' trust in government is at a record low. Fewer citizens participate in elections than other similarly developed democracies. To top it all off, young people have limited opportunities to ...

MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Friday legislation requiring civics instruction at the middle school level. Currently, New Jersey is one of a minority ...

As Oklahoma’s students settle back into school and America nears its 250th anniversary, something troubling is happening in classrooms across this state and country. Our civics teachers are going ...

Our collective future depends on what is happening in our classrooms. That’s not exaggeration — it’s fact. Because the lessons taught there shape how young people see their place in the world — and ...

A century ago, civics education was inseparable from the teaching of personal responsibility and virtues. Today, civics education has changed drastically—and not for the better. Some states do not ...

I recently participated in a meeting of conservative election officials who periodically gather to discuss how they can improve trust in the elections they administer. We started with a round robin in ...

Although we have replaced our jack-o’-lanterns and skeletons with evergreen wreaths and festive lights, the specter of masked Halloween figures continues to haunt our community. In my leafy suburb ...

In my leafy Chicago suburb, on Oct. 31, our normally bustling evening of trick-or-treating was eerily quiet. Federal immigration agents' aggressive and terrifying actions on Halloween meant hundreds ...