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CivXNow works year-round to strengthen K–12 civic education policies at the local, state, and federal levels. We do this in partnership with our 315+ member organizations and the many stakeholders...

In the American Bar Association’s 2023 “Survey of Civic Literacy,” 70% of respondents consider public understanding of how government works to be “not very informed” (53%) or “not at all informed” (17%)....

We are pleased to announce the 4th annual round of regrants to support state civic learning coalitions! This year, CivXNow will be regranting over $250,000 to support the work of...

The CivXNow state policy scan and interactive map have been updated! The scan serves as a tool for state policy makers to advocate for policy change in civic education at...

The New Hampshire Civic Learning Coalition, led by NH Civics, championed advocacy efforts in Spring 2023 for a bipartisan bill entitled “More Time on Civics,” requiring a semester of civics...

Who We Are – iCivics iCivics is a fast growing civic education nonprofit located in Cambridge, MA. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics re-imagines civic education for American democracy. We...

With summer more than halfway over, let’s take a page out of the books from the schools we’re working to help. Take some time to catch up on that summer...

This spring, CivXNow State Policy Task Force members made their priorities a reality, signaling continued momentum for civic education. Since January, the CivXNow policy team tracked 131 bills in 38...

Earlier this month, we shared our initial reaction to the release of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Civics results. The first statistically significant decrease in student...

We are thrilled to announce that the grant application for the fiscal year 2023 American History and Civics Education National Activities Programs (AHC–NA) are now open: “The purpose of the...