News and Insights

Doing Civics for Civics – Modeling Civic Participation on Capitol Hill

Abbie Kaplan, Director, Federal Policy, Strategy, and Operations, iCivics

Earlier this month, CivxNow, in partnership with colleagues at the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), took to Capitol Hill with a clear, unified mission: advocate for the future of civics, social studies, and history education. The energy, dedication, and passion of the group of advocates who joined us

July 29, 2026

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

Celebrating National Civic Learning Week During America’s 250th

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

In the afterglow of our fourth annual national Civic Learning Week (CLW), we’re in awe and appreciative of the scope and span of the CivxNow coalition’s collective work to strengthen K–12 civic education. This year’s events, proclamations, op-eds and earned media, and other forms of advocacy shined the spotlight on

March 25, 2026

Three Ways YOU Can Celebrate Civic Learning Week

Civic Learning Week (March 9–13) is a weeklong national celebration that highlights the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening our constitutional democracy, bringing together students, educators, policymakers, and civic leaders across sectors. During the nation’s semiquincentennial, this movement serves as a catalyst for uplifting youth and preparing our

February 26, 2026

Civics in the News

July 2026

Education Week wrote about a new RAND study that shows that civics classes may be on the rise, but only a third of districts offer experiential civic learning, with only 13% requiring it.
Former Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera wrote a piece in Education Next about why the 250th is a time for a civic education renaissance, and how it is happening in Virginia.
The New York Times published an open letter from 16-year-old Chan-Yul Kim, a high schooler in Austin, Texas, about why schools should prioritize civic education
Bill of Rights Institute President and CEO David Bobb wrote in Education Week that at the 250th, civics classes need more civil disagreement.
Joshua Dunn and William Lyons, who direct the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, wrote in RealClearEducation about how the Institute’s Civics Academies work.