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Three Ways YOU Can Celebrate Civic Learning Week

Civic Learning Week (March 9–13) is a weeklong national celebration that highlights the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening our constitutional democracy, bringing together students, educators, policymakers, and civic leaders across sectors. During the nation’s semiquincentennial, this movement serves as a catalyst for uplifting youth and preparing our

February 26, 2026

Insights

Propelling Information Literacy Through Public Policy

Contemporaneous debates over ChatGPT are only the latest volleys in our collective struggle to teach information literacy to a generation weaned on iPads.

March 29, 2023

Celebrating Progress and Continuing Our Work Together

Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics

A recent report importantly identifies a “perception gap” with regard to those with differing political views when it comes to how civics and history should be taught.

January 31, 2023

New Funding for Civics

Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics

Year-end omnibus appropriations include a significant increase in funding for K–12 civic education, representing a substantial down payment on the historic civic mission of our K–12 schools, moving us closer to ensuring equitable access to high-quality civic learning opportunities for all students.

December 23, 2022

Civics in the News

February 2026

As we head toward Civic Learning Week, civics is in the news:

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s Erin Carlson Mast and iCivics Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer Shawn Healy made an appeal for civics on Presidents’ Day in the Chicago Tribune
The Christian Science Monitor editorial board makes the case for civic education during America’s 250th
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tells the story of a local civics educator
Rick Hess used his column in Education Week to discuss with Ashley Berner, Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, what the erosion of civil society means for schools