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While civic learning has been essential throughout American history, in this age of growing polarization and rising civic deserts, it should be considered an essential component of a...
This shift in students' perceptions has led to classroom civic education experiences that reflect the digital world in which 21st century youth now live, in order to make the content both relevant and meaningful.
For more in-depth analysis of civics education, and what the education community can do to ensure that today’s students are prepared to be tomorrow’s citizens, see the 2018 Brown Center Report...
In all, this volume highlights the need for high-quality civic education that develops the full range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions for youth to become engaged civic actors and social problem solvers.
Despite a near consensus of the need for stronger K–12 civic education and significant progress to this end, these state actions on both sides of the red-blue divide demonstrate deep divisions on civics content and pedagogy. But strengthening civic education is not solely the province of states.
The 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education endeavors to answer these questions, and others, with three separate analyses of issues related to civics education.
When civics education is taught effectively, it can equip stu- dents with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to become informed and engaged citizens.
“The goal is to tell a full and complete narrative of America’s plural yet shared story. We’re trying to celebrate the compromises needed to make our constitutional democracy work, [and] cultivate civic honesty and patriotism, while leaving space both to love and critique this country,” said Allen.
civics education. In March 2021, the Educating for American Democracy initiative, led by academic researchers and education leaders from across the US, released a report and roadmap to bolster civics education in America. The initiative set the ambitious goal for 60 million students to have access to high-
— A team of more than 300 scholars, educators, and practitioners have released the Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy, an unprecedented, cross-ideological effort to build excellence in civic and history education for all K-12 students.