Forbes – Natalie Wexler
“The 2016 election sparked a wave of concern over civics education that is still gathering strength. The Chief Justice recently bemoaned the fact that “civics education has fallen by the wayside.” At the same time, there’s no shortage of attempts to bring it back. Impeachment is being seen as a “teachable moment,” and civics lessons are even showing up in math classes. The federal government has awarded $650,000 to iCivics, along with some universities, to improve the teaching of both history and civics. And as documented in a recent 99-page report, the landscape of current civics education efforts is dizzying.” (more)