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Mapping Civic Education: Key Findings from the 2026 CivxNow State Policy Scan

Each year, CivxNow completes a comprehensive review of K–12 civic education policies at the state-level. Using state policy recommendations from the CivxNow State Policy Menu, our team surveys social studies specialists, CivxNow state coalition partners, and/or other educational professionals in each given state to verify the most up-to-date state policies.

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Teaching by Doing: Why Students Are Choosing Civic Seals

As noted when this year’s state legislative sessions were wrapping up, states have been answering the call for stronger civics in this 250th year, many through civic seals. This was particularly true in Montana, where the Seal of Civics Literacy came as a result of the state’s 250th commission working

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Doing Civics for Civics – Modeling Civic Participation on Capitol Hill

Earlier this month, CivxNow, in partnership with colleagues at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), took to Capitol Hill with a clear, unified mission: advocate for the future of civics, social studies, and history education. The energy, dedication, and passion of the group of advocates who joined us

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States Answer the Call for Stronger Civics Ahead of the 250th

The moment we’ve been building toward is finally here: the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But the 250th also represents a call to action for our own times, ensuring that each member of our society has the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to sustain

Civics in the News

September 2026

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