This fall, students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be able to major in Civic and Constitutional Thought. Approved in July by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the UT Board of Trustees, the degree is the first academic degree program offered through UT’s Institute of American Civics. Tennessee deserves credit for treating civic […]
When I return home for the Kansas Book Festival in Topeka, I will do what I have done at talks across the country: brag on Kansas. I will be there to talk about “How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It’s Up to You to Do It)” alongside state Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen and Mr. […]
(The Center Square) – As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Department of Education and a coalition of organizations launched a nationwide initiative to strengthen civics education amid concerns about students' understanding of American history and government.
HELENA, Mont. – Every passenger that boards a flight leaving the Helena Regional Airport on the Fourth of July will receive a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced on Friday.
SHREVEPORT, La. — Top middle school students from across the state will gather in Shreveport this weekend to test their knowledge of American government and community leadership.
Even as many scholars and pundits deny the differences between the sexes and vastly expand the concept of gender, society is increasingly dividing along these clear and simple lines.
The classroom subject of “civics” evokes antiquated images of Cold War-era conformity, but Andrew Hart describes a recent teacher workshop on civics with a schoolboy’s exuberance: “It was really refreshing. I was, like, wow.”
