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A Heartfelt Farewell from Coalition Engagement Director Ace Parsi

How does one summarize five years of transformative professional experiences in a few paragraphs? You don’t—but I’ll try. After five years of coordinating the CivxNow coalition, I decided to leave my role as Director of Coalition Engagement at iCivics to pursue a new professional chapter of public service. I leave

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Crucial March Toward Stronger Civic Education Continued in 2025

Amidst a turbulent year for our country, the CivxNow Coalition continued its crucial march to strengthen K–12 civic learning from coast to coast. Back in January, we challenged newly sworn-in federal leaders to strengthen investments in civic education, and Congress responded by maintaining appropriations for American History and Civics Academies

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Civic Education This Thanksgiving

When we think about Thanksgiving in the K–12 context, it’s hard not to picture turkey hats, gratitude worksheets, and children’s books about the story of Thanksgiving. For the civic learning field, this season calls us to think more deeply and build young people’s capacity to develop skills to bridge divides.

New Report Highlights Civic Consequences of AI
A new report invites state policymakers to consider the civic implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will impact the next generation.

Civics in the News

January 2026

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  • EdSurge looks ahead to how civics will take center stage during America 250
  • 2024 National Civics Bee winner Emily Brubaker makes the case that civics is for kids, not just adults, in this Newsweek op-ed
  • Former Anaheim Schools superintendent Michael Matsuda says democracy is not a spectator sport and needs to be at the center of public education in this EdSource piece
  • The Wall Street Journal looks at a new bill that would require New York schools to teach about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
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