News and Insights

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

May 26, 2026

Insights

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

May 2026

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