Civic Education
A More Perfect Way to Teach U.S. History
Attempts to sanitize or demonize the past denigrate the long, hard struggle of our republic
Civic Education
Will Dismal New National Test Results in Civics and History Finally Spark Improvements?
Weak standards, poorly prepared teachers, and meager instructional time contribute to bleak outcomes
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What Did the House Speaker Fight Mean? An Education in Civics Can Explain
Amid classroom fixation on activism, institutions also matter.
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Preet Bharara’s New Children’s Book Does America an Injustice
Tenement slums, Trail of Tears, internment camps for Japanese Americans, violent police depicted for “young truth seekers”
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California Educators Urge Common Ground in Civics Education
Rejecting “instilling collective racial guilt in today’s children”—while also refusing to ban books about Rosa Parks
Civic Education
Biden Backs Down on Civics Regulations as Senate Passes Amendment Against Teaching Children to “Hate America”
Kendi and “1619 Project” are dropped by federal Department of Education, but Silicon Valley, pharmaceutical donors ride to the rescue
Civic Education
Biden History and Civics Priorities Emerge as Battlegrounds
Mention of 1619 Project sparks “grave concern” from Republican Senators
Civic Education
Trump Education Reform Legacy: Too Little, Too Late
President discovered education reform in closing stretch of re-election campaign
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Biden Eliminated the 1776 Commission But Not the Need for ‘Patriotic’ Education
"Portraying the American tale as an endless parade of horribles isn’t any more honest than cartoonish accounts of American wonderfulness."
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