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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

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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

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A Renewed Commitment to American Civics: State-Led Initiatives Gain Momentum
  • 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

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Strong Showing for CivxNow During Inaugural Hill Day
  • 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

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Civics in the News

July 2026

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  • 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.
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