News and Insights

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.

April 29, 2026

Insights

Spotlight on Civics in Spring State Legislative Sessions

CivxNow has been tracking proposed state legislation impacting civic education since January.

April 15, 2021

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

February 20, 2021

Majority of Americans See K-12 Civic Education as the Best Solution

This summer, pollster and messaging expert Frank Luntz conducted a survey of 1,000 adults 18 and older to find out what Americans from all political stripes think could help heal this country. What he found can be boiled down to two words: “better civics.”

September 29, 2020

Civics in the News

April 2026

The New York Times took a deep dive into the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership, one of the many college-based schools on civic thought that have cropped up across the country.
Rick Hess has a one-on-one with Richard Kahlenberg about how to teach what it means to be an American in his Education Week column.
Center for Civic Education’s Donna Phillips discussed the importance of civic education and the Center’s “We the People” competition national finals on C-SPAN.
Sam Westerdale, a civics teacher in Aurora, CO, spoke to Chalkbeat about how she’s approaching teaching civics during the nation’s semiquincentennial.