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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.

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A New Year, a Renewed Focus on Civic Education
  • Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
Celebrating the peaceful transfer of power and looking ahead to the work needed to make civic education a nationwide priority even as the nation prepares for its 250th anniversary and what follows...
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The 2024 Election by the Numbers and the Outlook for Civic Learning in 2025
  • Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
State-level election analysis from our partners and a look ahead to the new year...
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Make K–12 Civic Education Universal Post-Election
  • Shawn Healy, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, iCivics
Our institutions are threatened and our citizens feel disempowered, but we agree on the long-term solution: universal access to K–12 civic education. May the victors of both parties throughout our federal system make this a top priority when the dust settles from election 2024.
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Civics in the News

April 2026

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  • The New York Times took a deep dive into the UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership, one of the many college-based schools on civic thought that have cropped up across the country.
  • Rick Hess has a one-on-one with Richard Kahlenberg about how to teach what it means to be an American in his Education Week column.
  • Center for Civic Education’s Donna Phillips discussed the importance of civic education and the Center’s “We the People” competition national finals on C-SPAN.
  • Sam Westerdale, a civics teacher in Aurora, CO, spoke to Chalkbeat about how she’s approaching teaching civics during the nation’s semiquincentennial.
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