Tag: Education

Denouncing The Assault On Our Capitol
Denouncing The Assault On Our Capitol
Jan 14, 2021
January 6, 2021 is a day that will live in infamy. The violence visited upon the U.S. Capitol — the very building that symbolizes our constitutional democracy — is further evidence of the fragility...
New White Paper From iCivics and Generation Citizen Makes the Case for Equity and Diversity in Civic Education
New White Paper From iCivics and Generation Citizen Makes the Case for Equity and Diversity in Civic Education
Nov 17, 2020
A team of 20 researchers, educators, and civic education practitioners released a white paper that outlines the challenges civic education has faced in its relevance for youth of color. The...
Member Spotlight — Girl Scouts of the USA Take a Bigger Role within CivxNow
Member Spotlight — Girl Scouts of the USA Take a Bigger Role within CivxNow
Oct 27, 2020
This month’s member spotlight focuses on Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in an interview with their interim CEO Judith Batty. Batty is a lifelong Girl Scout, former troop leader,...
Majority of Americans See K-12 Civic Education as the Best Solution
Majority of Americans See K-12 Civic Education as the Best Solution
Sep 29, 2020
This summer, pollster and messaging expert Frank Luntz conducted a survey of 1,000 adults 18 and older to find out what Americans from all political stripes think could help heal...
Forging a Path Toward Equity — Actualizing a Commitment to Racial Justice and a Healthy Democracy
Forging a Path Toward Equity — Actualizing a Commitment to Racial Justice and a Healthy Democracy
Sep 08, 2020
“Contrary to our idealistic normative assumptions, citizens do not have a principled or ideologically constrained approach to democracy…Instead, most citizens are prone to understand democracy through the lens of group...
When Students Need Civics Most, Civics NAEP to be Postponed
When Students Need Civics Most, Civics NAEP to be Postponed
Sep 04, 2020
On July 31, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) postponed until 2022 the voluntary administration of the 2021 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exams in Civics and U.S. History...
$200 Million Annually Recommended to Support Civic Learning
$200 Million Annually Recommended to Support Civic Learning
May 20, 2020
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service is a bipartisan, 11-member Commission created by Congress to review the military selective service process and develop recommendations to inspire more...
New York Civic Readiness Model
New York Civic Readiness Model
Apr 28, 2020
Michael A. Rebell is the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. He is an experienced litigator in the field of education...
Member Spotlight — Building Active Citizen-Scholars with Democracy Prep
Member Spotlight — Building Active Citizen-Scholars with Democracy Prep
Apr 27, 2020
This month’s member spotlight focuses on Rashid Duroseau, the civics program director for Democracy Prep. Founded in 2005, Democracy Prep operates a network of 22 high-performing charter schools in New...
Florida Moves to Increase Civic Learning Opportunities
Florida Moves to Increase Civic Learning Opportunities
Feb 26, 2020
Multiple recent developments in Florida promise to continue the State’s national leadership in providing civic learning to all its K-12 students. On January 24th, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the completion...
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