Education advocates are urging stronger national civics standards as new data highlights gaps in students’ understanding of American government ahead of a federal assessment update. Every four years, ...

“America is not perfect, but perfection is not its promise. Opportunity is. And as long as we remain faithful to that idea, the American Dream will endure.” So wrote a high school student from ...

WASHINGTON — More students are learning the basics when it comes to history and civics, but they aren't rising to the next level, national tests show. The history and civics tests were given to ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey for Constitution Day (Sept. 17) found this year that a significant number of Americans could not answer basic facts about the U.S. government.

This fall, as millions of students return to school and America approaches its 250 th birthday, something troubling is happening in classrooms across the country. Our civics teachers are going silent.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“Curriculum that both acknowledges the horrors of slavery while also honoring the indispensable role of America’s founding principles to ensure its eradication is the kind of comprehensive and factual ...