MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Civics class was once a part of the curriculum in most schools, but not so much any more. One local pastor is on a mission to change that, and specifically in the Black community.

A student can know the powers of Congress but still be unprepared for the part of citizenship that involves other citizens. Civic education has to teach students how their government works and also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio freshmen arriving on public university campuses this fall face a new graduation requirement: a state-mandated American civics ...

Last school year, Massachusetts teacher Andrew Swan started to feel like the assignments he had long relied on to illustrate how government works for his students were falling short. In one, his 8th ...

Among students who self-censored, 91 percent cited classmates as a concern.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Education advocates push for return of civics classes in Mississippi schools For most Mississippians who are millennials or older, high school classes included civics. It’s a ...

Oklahoma students want civics classes where discussions and disagreement are encouraged and don't come at a social cost.

A new report finds most high school students self censor in civics class because they fear judgment from peers.

This week's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the resulting turmoil on Capitol Hill has made for some very timely discussions in high school civics classes. This week's turmoil on Capitol ...

South Carolina needs to revisit the standards they are setting in high schools, particularly in civics classes. Many students ...

Pennsylvania requires schools to give students, at least once between grades 7 and 12, a locally developed assessment ...

Serious civic discussion will sometimes be uncomfortable. That is not a failure. The goal is a classroom where a student can ...