Why did the United States of America declare its independence from England in 1776? If you know the answer to this question, ...

Delaware was one of 24 recipients of the federal grant. The money will support the education of struggling kids in grades 4 to 12.

American education, both K-12 and postsecondary, has long needed to reboot and reemphasize instruction in civics and citizenship. But that need has never been greater than today, as disunion, ...

Civics is moving front and center in the national discussion. That renewed attention to the study of the rights and duties of citizenship got a boost in December when Congress appropriated $23 million ...

The grant was awarded as part of the federal government's push to bolster civics education across the country.

The Delaware Center for Civics Education (DCCE) in the University of Delaware (UD) Institute for Public Administration (IPA), and the Delaware Civics Education Coalition (DCEC) celebrated the ...

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 ...

A common refrain today is, “We need to teach civics in our schools.” I can’t argue that point. Do we teach civics? Where and how? I have strong feelings about this topic, but I needed to get some ...

Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest surveys show that fewer than half of American adults ...

Shortly before the 4 th of July, I wrote about the need for a “post-BS” education that focuses far less on celebrating activism and far more on the duties of citizenship and cultivating an ...

Experts say decreased social studies education and lack of trust in media play a role in failed effort to expand Michigan’s FOIA.