Media literacy has become deeply entwined in students’ civic skills, according to Derrick Johnson, a 21-year-veteran Advanced ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Civics class was once a part of the curriculum in most schools, but not so much any more. One local pastor is on a mission to change that, and specifically in the Black community.

Teachers are being equipped with tools to moderate conversations on the Constitution, including the First and Fourth ...

Among students who self-censored, 91 percent cited classmates as a concern.

It’s election season. Too bad a study this year from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that more than 70% of respondents failed a basic U.S. civic literacy quiz, with over 30% not knowing that there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio freshmen arriving on public university campuses this fall face a new graduation requirement: a state-mandated American civics ...

As a guy who taught high school civics back in the last century, I have some admittedly old-fashioned notions about civics instruction. For instance, it may sound archaic to some, but I still think ...

American schools found themselves immersed in politics this year. A wave of anti-gun violence demonstrations swept the nation following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, ...

Fifty-two of the nation's top middle school civics students will come together in Washington, D.C. on October 14 for the third annual National Civics Bee Championship — a fast-paced, live competition ...

U.S. public education is rooted in the belief by early American leaders that the most important knowledge to impart to young people is what it means to be a citizen. If America is experiencing a civic ...