Civics Education Articles for Teachers

It’s Fall 2013, and young learners are surrounded by impassioned opinions on the debt ceiling, health care reform, 21-hour filibusters, a looming default date, and tensions between the president and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Do you feel it? Even if you didn’t plan to cover this...

As educators, we want our pupils to understand how our country's government operates. In addition, we want them to know that being an American citizen is an incredible privilege. Fortunately, there is one highly-motivated woman out there who is determined to help us. Sandra Day O'Connor is workin...