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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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Civics in the Spotlight Throughout Spring State Legislative Sessions
  • Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
This spring, the CivxNow policy team tracked nearly 90 bills in 34 state legislatures pertaining to civic education.
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Spotlight on Civics in Spring State Legislative Sessions
CivxNow has been tracking proposed state legislation impacting civic education since January.
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Momentum for Civics in the States
So far, in the 2021 state legislative session, more than 80 bills related to civic education have been introduced in 23 states. This is a significant increase in the number of civics bills introduced in the past several years and shows the momentum for strengthening and improving civic learning that
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Civics in the News

May 2026

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  • CivxNow showed up on The New York Times’ Sunday op-ed page in a piece exploring how civic education can combat polarization
  • iCivics and The Carnegie Corporation of New York made the case for why civic education should be a focus in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • Both Education Week and The 74 Million covered significant changes to NAEP Civics
  • Six in ten Californians believe that civic education should be a priority, but only half believe the state is doing a good job at teaching it. This Public Policy Institute of California piece discusses closing the gap
  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch talked with Fox News about the decline of civic education
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