News and Insights

Crucial March Toward Stronger Civic Education Continued in 2025

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

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

December 18, 2025

Insights

Likely Voters and Parents of All Stripes Show Strong Support for Investing in K–12 Civics

With Election Day looming, prominent pollster Brent Buchanan and his firm Cygnal gauged public support for stronger K–12 civic education, including the bipartisan federal Civics Secures Democracy Act.

October 31, 2022

Stronger Civics an Antidote to “Threats to Democracy”

An NBC News Poll released on August 21 once again found voters across the political spectrum identifying “threats to democracy” as the most important issue facing the country.

September 29, 2022

Civics Secures Democracy Act Reintroducted in the Senate with Four New Cosponsors

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators today re-introduced the landmark Civics Secures Democracy Act, which would authorize an historic investment to support K–12 civic education and American history.

June 16, 2022

Civics in the News

December 2025

NPR takes a look at a long-running moot court contest in NYC that teaches high school students how government works.
iCivics CEO Louise Dubé and Chief Education Officer Emma Humphries penned a piece for AllSides about why we must continue to teach hard topics.
James Traub asks if we could pass the updated naturalization civics test in this op-ed in The New York Times.
Wisconsin Watch explains how a retiree’s passion for local office sparked a statewide high school civics contest.