Yoshimoto-Towery: What steps are being taken to ensure students not only understand their Constitutional rights, but are prepared to use them?

High schoolers in Mountain House are engaging in democracy with civic action projects. High schoolers in Mountain House are engaging in democracy with civic action projects. Funding for the Inside ...

The 8th graders in a civics class in Oklahoma may be too young to vote, but they’ve learned how to bring about change in their government anyway. Because of their work, lawmakers in the state Capitol ...

Civics is not about boosting national pride or fueling shame. It should ask students to stop, think, and argue — and appreciate how others might differ. Jeffrey Edward Green is professor of political ...

Elizabeth Metts is a 9th grade history teacher, team leader and teaching fellow mentor at Excel Academy Charter High School in East Boston. She is a 2025-26 Teach Plus Massachusetts Policy Fellow.

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 ...