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 ...

Some schools and teachers have found that it is easier to cut civics education altogether to avoid parental complaints. Credit: Julie Jacobson/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...

Civics education, long a source of tense political debates about the content of the curriculum, has become even more of a minefield for teachers and schools in recent months. Through an executive ...