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Civics as Invitation

Reflections from a classroom visit and seeing students and educators, alike, engage with civics, building confidence and concrete skills.

Insights

14 Reasons Why Teaching Civics is Important Right Now

Teaching civics prepares students to be informed and engaged members of society. Students who experience high-quality civic education are more likely to complete college and develop employable skills (including communications and public speaking skills), vote and discuss policy issues at home, and volunteer and work on community issues. However, prioritizing

We Owe Our Deepest Appreciation to Our Nation’s Civics and History Teachers

As we approach the end of the 2020-2021 school year, we owe our nation’s civics and history teachers our deepest gratitude. This has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging school years in recent memory for all teachers, but amid cascading social and political crises, it has been particularly challenging

The Proof Is in: iCivics Games Strengthen Civic Knowledge and Dispositions

This year, we had 37,000 students test two of our best election games: Win the White House and Cast Your Vote. In the first, you are challenged to build a winning campaign for the presidency: strategic messaging, fundraising, and polling included! In the second, you must discover what it takes

Impact Stories

Kristy Johnson
Kristy Johnson
Kristy Johnson discusses her work in adult education and the important role of civic education and information literacy.
Cast Your Vote and Growing Informed Voters 

As a middle school civics teacher, not only do I need to teach the importance of voting like my high school colleagues, but I have to do it four or more years before the students will even be eligible to register. This makes holding their interest more difficult. I have

Amanda Donley
Student Amanda Donley reflects on the importance of civic education today.
Shari Conditt
Veteran teacher Shari Conditt reflects on the value of civic education, and what that looks like in the classroom.
Saturnino Pajkos
Saturnino Pajkos
Student Saturnino Pajkos reflects on iCivics fellowship experience and civics in general.
Michael Martirone
Michael C. Martirone
High school teacher Michael Martirone reflects on his experience as part of the iCivics Educator Network.
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