Resources State of Civics & Our Republic

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.