A century ago, civics education was inseparable from the teaching of personal responsibility and virtues. Today, civics education has changed drastically—and not for the better. Some states do not ...

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Civic engagement, individual and collective actions aimed at addressing public opportunities and challenges, is fundamental to consitutional republics in healthy societies and is a key driver of ...

Civic engagement may start with voting, but it doesn’t end there. It also involves understanding the legislative process, joining a local board or commission, figuring out which branch of government ...

The Trump administration is pouring money into civics education ahead of the country's 250th birthday. It recently awarded more than $150 million to dozens of colleges, universities and other groups.

Civic engagement, individual and collective actions aimed at addressing public opportunities and challenges, is fundamental to constitutional republics in healthy societies and is a key driver of ...

Once a year, our sister publication, B Magazine, a rustmedia product, gathers a heaping handful of growth-centric stories into a special Progress edition. The 2025 version is in this Weekend’s ...

Jonathan Butcher is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and the author of “Splintered: ...

Each September, we celebrate Constitution Day, honoring the document that defines our government and secures our rights. But constitutions don’t defend themselves. They work only when citizens ...