For many years Keys Fillauer, recently retired Oak Ridge Board of Education chairman, co-taught a blend of civics and personal finance as a popular one-year course for Oak Ridge ninth-grade students.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Manno writes on education, workforce training, and career pathways. More than seven out of 10 U.S. adults give a grade of C or ...

Our collective future depends on what is happening in our classrooms. That’s not exaggeration — it’s fact. Because the lessons taught there shape how young people see their place in the world — and ...

Attention to civics education often spikes during election years, as educators collectively wonder if they’ve done enough to prepare young people to become informed voters. That’s important, of course ...

In his recent piece in Education Next, my AEI colleague Frederick Hess offers a crucial corrective to the prevailing winds in civic education. He calls for a “post-BS civics” – one grounded not in ...

In a 2022 survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, only 47% of American adults could name all three branches of the American government. As if that were not troubling enough, a 2021 ...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of our ongoing Between Us series, examining the factors that contribute to polarization and prevent good governance, good citizenship and good relationships — and ...

Students should graduate from high school with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, function, and principles of American government; Students should understand the historical foundations of ...

“America is not perfect, but perfection is not its promise. Opportunity is. And as long as we remain faithful to that idea, the American Dream will endure.” So wrote a high school student from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education last week unveiled major initiatives aimed at increasing transparency in higher education and deepening civic understanding among K–12 students, ...

The United States and South Carolina flags are seen at the president's house at the University of South Carolina Horseshoe at sunset on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Columbia, S.C. USC is one of a growing ...