civics

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Too often, civics is reduced to memorizing the mechanics of government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s National Civics Bee, where we both served as judges the last two years, we saw what civics knowledge looks like in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

This week, in fact, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni hailed the second season currently unfolding over a 15-hour shift on Independence Day, calling it a civics lesson.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Student leaders see their protests as a civics lesson in action.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

He felt that they needed lessons in—for what passed in his mind—geography, civics and sociology.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith