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State Civic Education Policy: Framework and gap analysis tool

The civic education policy framework and gap analysis tool are intended to guide state leaders as they address the complexities of preparing students for college, career and civic life. They […]

Dec. 13, 2017

High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

FL, IL, MA, MN, TN, UT, WA

Accountability, Assessment, Standards & Curriculum, Teaching Profession

Your CIVIC Education Policy Team

Chances are, most of you reading this blog have some sense of why Education Commission of the States exists and the work that we do. Our hallmark is assisting state […]

Feb. 2, 2017

Blog Post

Turf Wars: Why do we assume education is a zero-sum game?

In my 10 years of teaching choral music in the District of Columbia (D.C.) and Maryland, I don’t recall a year going by in which I didn’t feel as though […]

Jan. 4, 2017

K-12

Blog Post

DC, MD

Just Exactly What Is Civic Education?

In my day-to-day work, I’m confronted with a myriad of questions from the mundane to the wildly unexpected: “How many states include a civics course in their high school course […]

Feb. 11, 2015

K-12

Blog Post

Education for Democracy. Education is Democracy. Education as Democracy.

I was fortunate enough to spend the day last Friday at the Ford Foundation as a participant in a daylong symposium on civic education and engagement. The meeting, “Educating for […]

Jan. 28, 2015

K-12

Blog Post

WI