Civic Education

In the formation of an educated public, obedience offers a path to freedom

Infrequent national testing in history and civics, limited state results hamper progress

For civics to matter again, students must actively engage with their own constitutional rights

“Asking how to teach about slavery is a little like asking why we teach at all”

Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural Democracy by Stephen Macedo Asking the schools to mold good citizens—again