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Explore the debate and science of Civics Education.

June 24, 2025

Higher Ed Progress and Setbacks

Kali Jerrard

Iowa and Virginia offer opposing glimpses into higher education’s current state of affairs.

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June 17, 2025

America Needs to Revitalize Civics Education

Kali Jerrard

Recent protests and current events reveal a deep-seated need to educate for virtuous citizens.

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March 25, 2025

Scholars Endorse Texas HB 4561, a Politics Out of Schools Act

National Association of Scholars

The Texas legislature considers a bill to curb excused absences for student protests and protect students from partisan activism.

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March 19, 2025

A Response to ‘Sikh Coalition’ Campaign Against American Birthright

National Association of Scholars

An organization called the Sikh Coalition appears to be organizing emails to various supporters of American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards,......

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January 15, 2025

We Must Save American History If We Want to Save America

David Randall

We must resist the latest effort by academic historians to memory-hole our nation’s history.

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February 21, 2024

Connecticut’s Social Studies Standards Fail Students, Report Finds

National Association of Scholars

The Civics Alliance has just released Disowned Yankees: How Connecticut's Social Studies Standards Shortchange Students. This report provides a detailed critique of the Connecticut Elementary and......

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February 20, 2024

South Dakota's House Bill 1213 Falls Short

National Association of Scholars

South Dakota should have new Centers in all its public universities, dedicated to teaching students about America’s and South Dakota’s traditions of liberty, republican self-government, an......

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November 16, 2023

The General Education Act

Stanley Kurtz, David Randall and Jenna Robinson

This new model state legislation seeks to reform the way general education requirements function, refocusing these required credits on reviving and sustaining classical liberal education on campus.

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March 28, 2023

Letter: Comments on Indiana Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

The draft Indiana Social Studies Standards provides a solid basis for social studies instruction, although they would still benefit from systematic revision.

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March 8, 2023

Letter: Comments on Draft Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

Tennessee's draft Social Studies Standards provides a solid basis for social studies instruction.

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