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LIMA — What is the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? How long is the term for a U.S. senator? When can you register to vote? With politics and elections at the forefront of the minds of many, ...

PHOENIX – Arizona’s new law requiring high school students to pass the U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate appears likely to be adopted in a handful of other states this year, though educators ...

Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, according to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted annually by the Annenberg Public Policy Center ...

Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics dropped on the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card”—a decline that brings student achievement in these subjects back down to 1990s levels. The new ...

Better civics knowledge helps students make informed decisions, but more knowledgeable students also are more likely to be active citizens in the first place. That’s why, as educators explore mastery ...

A century ago, civics education was inseparable from the teaching of personal responsibility and virtues. Today, civics education has changed drastically—and not for the better. Some states do not ...