Amid a tense and polarized election cycle, conversations about higher education’s role in democracy have been bubbling, spurring a renewed focus on civic engagement and constructive discourse. But a ...

This summer, Delaware’s commitment to civic education took a significant leap forward through two impactful professional development programs: the long-standing Democracy Project Summer Institute and ...

Since the founding of the United States, democracy and higher education have been deeply intertwined. The early architects of the republic recognized that democracy requires an educated citizenry ...

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

Judge Colleen McMahon followed other judges by taking a stand on behalf of freedom and democracy. On July 25, the U.S. District judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary ...

Since its creation, the Department of Education has been under attack. The agency oversees the federal student loan program, distributes some public school funding, runs programs to assist low-income ...

The people who founded America educated themselves about democracy. They studied the histories of earlier civilizations and understood why they had failed. They also had experienced the reality of ...

The second week of March is known as Civic Learning Week, an effort to promote the critical importance of understanding our ...

Students are at the heart of what’s at stake. More than 70 education leaders are calling on funders and advocates to reinvest in education as a cornerstone of progress and democracy. Click on the ...

As we begin wrapping up the July Fourth long weekend, I want to take a moment and reflect on Independence Day, the commemoration of the passage of the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the ...

We face a coordinated effort to dismantle the very system that has held the United States together. Public schools are being ...