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

Meeting the Moment, Celebrating Civics Teachers

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

As we head into Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–9), we salute civics teachers of all stripes who are doing their very best to educate students for democracy during these tumultuous political times. The CivxNow Coalition honors their service by amplifying the critical work of civics teachers and students and by

May 1, 2025

Continuing the Momentum of Civic Learning Week 2025

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

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.

March 28, 2025

Coming Full Circle for Civic Learning Week

Shawn Healy, Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, iCivics

This past week, the Illinois General Assembly adopted Senate Resolution SR0131, designating the week of March 9-16 Civic Learning Week in the state.

March 10, 2025

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.