An 18 year retrospective on the public’s trust in institutions showing that, in only one year, American’s faith in government, business, nongovernmental organizations, and the free press plummeted 37%.
A national call to action to reinvest in and reimage civic learning.
Collaboration and innovation for youth engagement including a look at civic action, misinformation, and the shared responsibility of in and out of school influences on civic learning. Showing that only 22% of 18-24 year olds who voted correctly answered two factual questions (out of two) about the candidates’ positions on the issues they cared about most.
Only 39% of American adults can name the three branches of government, and the link between civics classes and civic knowledge.
A look at civic education and media literacy as a national security imperative.
Explore the current state of civics and effect that declining civic education has had on our constitutional democracy.
A bipartisan majority of Americans see civic education as the most meaningful solution to strengthen our country, democracy, and national common identity.
Guidance for enhancing the rigors of K-12 civics, economics, geography, and history.
Effective 21st century civic learning is incumbent upon media literacy skills with more than 80% of middle schoolers studied unable to differentiate between a real news story and an advertisement.
A look at civic knowledge, voting behavior, and civic engagement in the United States and how high schools can play a positive role by boosting graduation rates, increasing knowledge of civic issues, expanding opportunities for students to participate in civic activities, and encourage voter registration.