July 4 is always a fine time to double-check how much you know about how the U.S. government works. Local 10 partner WKMG reported that according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 878,500 ...

Last school year, Massachusetts teacher Andrew Swan started to feel like the assignments he had long relied on to illustrate how government works for his students were falling short. In one, his 8th ...

Civics is not about boosting national pride or fueling shame. It should ask students to stop, think, and argue — and appreciate how others might differ. Jeffrey Edward Green is professor of political ...

So, I’m sitting here on a Thursday afternoon, watching a bunch of junior-high-school kids answering questions about American government and constitutional rights. And the sad irony is they know more ...

Civics is generally taught in schools from kindergarten through high school; however, many factors, including fewer civics teachers and the topic now becoming controversial, have led to public schools ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — While millions of U.S. citizens voted in the 2024 general election, the majority of voters lack knowledge of their own country’s foundation or understand how the government is run.

Washington: The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a new version of the test for immigrants to qualify for attaining US citizenship. The updated test will be effective ...

While this may be a good time to take advantage of the public’s attention, it’s also a time when teachers increasingly fear repercussions for offending students. By Alina Tugend This article is from a ...

“Curriculum that both acknowledges the horrors of slavery while also honoring the indispensable role of America’s founding principles to ensure its eradication is the kind of comprehensive and factual ...