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

  • Shawn Healy, Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer, iCivics

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

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Book Review: More Than Ink and Parchment—Tracing the Living History of the Declaration
  • Shawn Healy, Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer, iCivics

Twenty years ago, as resident scholar at the McCormick Foundation’s Freedom Museum, I guarded a Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence on opening night, ensuring its safety from guests’ refreshments. Only 21 known Dunlap copies exist of what was the first public pronouncement of American independence, and this was

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Leveraging Momentum for Civic Learning Through America 250 State Commissions
  • Paul LaRue, President of the Ohio State Board of Education and Co-Chair for the America 250 Ohio K-12 Education Committee; and Sydney Moore, Policy Associate, iCivics

As we quickly approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, it’s crucial to acknowledge the role that states have, and will continue to play, in uplifting civic learning and engagement within their communities. Each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia has its

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Teacher-Leaders at the Center of Civics Policy Push
  • Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

Teachers are our most authentic, effective advocates for stronger K–12 civic learning across the country. Whether in the classroom or in second careers as policymakers or in other places across the civics landscape, we celebrate educators who prioritize students’ civic development on the eve of Teacher Appreciation Month in May.

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Civics in the News

June 2026

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  • The Christian Science Monitor looked at our nation’s civic education renaissance on the eve of the semiquincentennial.
  • Both More Perfect and AEI released surveys that speak to weakening faith in democracy and the need for more civics.
  • USA Today visited a civics classroom in Virginia and spoke to teachers across the country about how civics can bridge our divides. 
  • NPR took us inside the National Constitution Center as it made its museum accessible during A250.
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