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Do you support civic education at our universities? Of course you do. I bet you like rainbows and puppies too. Everyone likes civic education, especially right now. As the nation approaches its 250th ...

Young people today are experiencing civic apathy. National research shows declining trust in government. A 2025 report from the Pew Research Center on civics learning and engagement shows "nearly a ...

When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private, some seem likely to be of broader interest. So, in “Ask Rick ...

Students need more than lessons about democracy. They need opportunities to practice it in the communities where they live.

The University of Notre Dame will partner with the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and Harvard University to improve civics education in U.S. schools in an effort to strengthen democracy.

This summer, Delaware’s commitment to civic education took a significant leap forward through two impactful professional development programs: the long-standing Democracy Project Summer Institute and ...

CHINO HILLS, CA — Today, U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor for Civic Education Katie Gorka visited Canyon Hills Junior High School as part of the Department of Education’s national History ...

“I know of no country,” historian Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “where there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.” In his 1830s work, Democracy in America, ...

WEST FARGO, ND — Today, U.S. Department of Education (the Department) Senior Advisor for Civic Education Katie Gorka visited Westside Elementary School as part of the Department’s national History ...