News and Insights

Continuing the Momentum of Civic Learning Week 2025
In an era where everything and everyone seems deeply polarized, how does a field maintain its sense of positivity, integrity, and viewpoint diversity? That was the high bar we set for this year’s Civic Learning Week, and we are proud to say the field rose to and far exceeded it.
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Teacher Project Promises to Do Civics for Civics
- Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
New project, Teachers Advancing Civic Learning, engages educators in DOing civics for civics, providing their firsthand accounts of civic education in efforts to make it a nationwide priority.


Successive Surveys the Impact of Civic Learning and Engagement
- Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
Recent studies show low civic knowledge while also pointing to the impact of civic learning and engagement.
A Deeper Dive on New Hampshire’s Policy Win
The New Hampshire Civic Learning Coalition, led by NH Civics, championed advocacy efforts in Spring 2023 for a bipartisan bill entitled “More Time on Civics,” requiring a semester of civics in middle school and instructional time for civics in grades K–5.
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CivxNow Newsletters
- 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
- Oct 2024: Civic Education as a Universal Priority, and Other Civics News
- Sep 2024: Just Released 2024 State Policy Scan, and Other Civic Education News
- Aug 2024: In This Moment: Prioritizing Civic Education
- July 2024: Roundup of Civic Education News and Action
- June 2024: Election Resources, Research on NAEP Scores, AI, and More
- May 2024: Spotlight on Advances in Civic Education
- Apr 2024: Advocacy in Action, Impact of Civic Ed, and Member Updates