NCSS developed a one-pager to serve as a leave-behind for Congressional offices at the 2025 NCSS Hill Day, supported by the CivxNow team. It highlights the importance of high-quality social studies and civic education and offers ways to support students and educators.
Welcome to our Veterans Day resource guide, where our partners have come together to offer a special collection of educational materials to celebrate Veterans Day and emphasize the importance of civic learning for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how people engage with information, institutions, and one another, reshaping civic life itself. States of the Union: Rebuilding American Civics for a Digital Republic is a call to action for state and local leaders to strengthen democracy in an era defined by rapid technological disruption. Co-developed by CivxNow, the EDSAFE AI Alliance, and leaders from education, academic, and civic organizations, the report urges state policymakers to lead a transformation in civic education grounded in America’s founding ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The report provides case studies from states already investing in this work and offers a roadmap for how others can integrate civic learning and AI literacy across all grade levels, invest in educator preparation, and modernize curriculum standards to include digital and/or AI literacy. It calls on the sector to design assessments that measure the knowledge and skills necessary for democratic participation. These strategies, guided by the SAFE Framework, ensure that the next generation is equipped with the foundational skills to use and shape AI for the public good.
Spanning a 13-year window—from America’s 250th birthday in 2026 to the Constitution’s 250th in 2039—States of the Union presents a new era of civic engagement and participation in an AI-influenced world.
This Article argues comprehensive civics education is a critical yet underfunded and undervalued element of American public education, essential for safeguarding democratic participation and the right to vote. The Article explores how the systematic neglect of civics education- evident in disproportionate funding compared to STEM education, limited curricular standards, and policy choices shaped by federal regulations – has contributed to widespread political ignorance, disinformation vulnerability, and declining civic engagement among American youth. Through analysis of voter turnout trends, youth activism, and educational case law, the Article demonstrates current efforts to bolster civic readiness, while valuable, are insufficient. This Article calls for renewed investment in civics curricular, emphasizing the integration of media literacy, digital equity, project-based learning, and controversial issue discussions in classrooms. Without robust, accessible, and mandatory civics education, the foundational mechanisms of American democracy are at risk.
We’re excited to introduce a revamped State Policy Menu designed to streamline policymakers’ access to K–12 civic education policy recommendations. This new concise format allows for quick comprehension of complex policy issues, making it easier to capture lawmakers’ attention and spark meaningful dialogue.
Many of our CivxNow partners are working overtime to empower teachers to make the most of this election as a teachable moment. Check out some of their resources here!
Welcome to our back-to-school resource showcase, where our CivxNow partners have come together under the guidance of the Center for Civic Education to offer a special collection of educational tools and programs. This collaborative effort celebrates the beginning of the school year and emphasizes the importance of civic learning.
This summary synthesizes research in the field of civic education focused on access to civic learning opportunities in K-12 schools and the kinds of outcomes that result when young people have these experiences such as an increase in civic knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behaviors.
This report was created as a product of members of the CivxNow and Listen First coalitions. These insights should be interpreted as a general collective consensus of our learning, not the individual views of a person nor the stance of their organization.
For artificial intelligence (AI) to evolve ways that support knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behaviors that advance social cohesion and strengthen our constitutional democracy, we suggest that policy and practice investments be evaluated on their success at positively affecting the following teaching and learning lenses.