TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka teacher took his award-winning lesson plan to state education officials. Thomas Fulbright teaches social studies at Hope Street Academy. He came up with a lesson plan on ...

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the wave of patriotism that has fol­lowed, there has been renewed concern about the state of civics education, citizen formation, and ...

It’s just about graduation time, and I’m thinking about civics.

Educators and parents of school-aged children are once again engaged in a national debate about teaching civics in schools. Recently, though, there’s been more heat than light. Americans watched the ...

Conservatives have long cast a skeptical eye on “action civics” in schools. The term refers to the idea that students shouldn’t just learn about citizenship in classrooms, but practice it through ...

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