News and Insights

A Heartfelt Farewell from Coalition Engagement Director Ace Parsi

Ace Parsi, Director of Coalition Engagement, iCivics

How does one summarize five years of transformative professional experiences in a few paragraphs? You don’t—but I’ll try. After five years of coordinating the CivxNow coalition, I decided to leave my role as Director of Coalition Engagement at iCivics to pursue a new professional chapter of public service. I leave

January 28, 2026

Insights

Constitution Day Reflections on the Eve of America’s 250th

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer, iCivics

As we look ahead to the nation’s 250th, there are both signs of hope and concern for the nation’s constitutional democracy.

September 30, 2025

2025 State Policy Scan Provides Updated Insight Into Civic Learning Policies, State by State

Andrea Benites, Policy Coordinator, iCivics

The CivxNow team conducts an annual scan of state policies impacting civic education. Each year, these results demonstrate progress being made at the state level and serve as a valuable resource for legislators, policymakers, school administrators, advocates, and others. The scan is based on recommendations from the CivxNow State Policy

August 25, 2025

America’s 250th: More Than a Celebration; A Call to Action

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

Welcome to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the celebration of a relatively young nation, but still the world’s oldest democracy. As we look into our crystal ball to predict the future, we know one thing for certain: July 4, 2026 will bring massive fireworks and the presentation

July 30, 2025

Civics in the News

January 2026

EdSurge looks ahead to how civics will take center stage during America 250
2024 National Civics Bee winner Emily Brubaker makes the case that civics is for kids, not just adults, in this Newsweek op-ed
Former Anaheim Schools superintendent Michael Matsuda says democracy is not a spectator sport and needs to be at the center of public education in this EdSource piece
The Wall Street Journal looks at a new bill that would require New York schools to teach about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021