The New York Times

For Republican Governors, Civics Is the Latest Education Battleground

Virginia, Florida and South Dakota have new standards that focus on patriotism, Christianity and anti-communism. But debating current events? That’s discouraged. By Dana Goldstein Dana Goldstein ...
Education Week

History Achievement Falls to 1990s Levels on NAEP; Civics Scores Take First-Ever Dive

Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics dropped on the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card”—a decline that brings student achievement in these subjects back down to 1990s levels. The new ...
turnto10

History, civics test scores drop across the country during the pandemic

(WJAR) — Test scores in history and civics have declined for middle school students across the country since the pandemic. The scores released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress show ...
The Oak Ridger

Why every American needs a civics education

For many years Keys Fillauer, recently retired Oak Ridge Board of Education chairman, co-taught a blend of civics and personal finance as a popular one-year course for Oak Ridge ninth-grade students.
KQED

Teaching civics’ soft skills: How do civics education and social-emotional learning overlap?

Kara Cisco wants her students to deliberate. Each week in her 9th grade civics class in a suburb of Minneapolis, the educator guides students through differing ideas of American government. Whether it ...

First civics MCAS finds most Grade 8 students not meeting expectations

Last spring, Massachusetts eighth-graders took the state’s first ever civics MCAS exam, finally setting a benchmark for ...