News and Insights
New Report Highlights Civic Consequences of AI
- Ace Parsi, Director of Coalition Engagement, iCivics
Insights
- Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics
A notable trend is emerging across the U.S. as state legislatures increased their focus on strengthening civic education this Spring legislative session. Since 2021, 26 states have adopted 42 policies aligned with the CivxNow State Policy Menu, our framework for strengthening civic learning. The momentum continues this year, with 45 states
- Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics
Last Thursday, the CivxNow Coalition hosted its first-ever Hill Day in the nation’s Capital. Fifty civic learning advocates visited 40 congressional offices to make the case for sustainable, and ultimately, a generational investment in K–12 students’ civic development. A bipartisan cohort of Congresspeople and Senators graciously received our hopeful message
- Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics
As we head into Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–9), we salute civics teachers of all stripes who are doing their very best to educate students for democracy during these tumultuous political times. The CivxNow Coalition honors their service by amplifying the critical work of civics teachers and students and by
- NPR spoke to a number of CivxNow partners in this piece about the $150 million in grants that just went to civic education.
- Rick Hess discusses “real-world civic education” in this piece in Education Next.
- Jeffrey Edward Green writes that civic education should challenge students in this Boston Globe piece.
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch told a local Fox network that lack of civic education is our country’s biggest problem—and he’s following a trend of Justices who have written children’s books.
CivxNow Newsletters
- Oct 2025: Civic Consequences of AI and Experiential Learning Research
- Sep 2025: Bridging Our Founding to Our Future
- Aug 2025: New This Month: 2025 State Policy Scan Results
- Jul 2025: The Start of America’s 250th Year
- Jun 2025: Momentum for Civic Education Continues to Build… and More News
- May 2025: From Hill Day to America250: Our Fight for K–12 Civic Education
- Apr 2025: Celebrating Civics Teachers, Big Wins & New Goals
- Mar 2025: Riding the Wave of Support from Civic Learning Week
- Feb 2025: A Celebration of Civic Education and Its Impact on the Future of Our Nation
- Jan 2025: What Lies Ahead for Civic Education in 2025
- Dec 2024: Closing Out the Year and Looking Ahead to Civic Learning in 2025
- Nov 2024: New and Improved State Policy Menu, and Other Civic Education Updates


