Public school students shouldn't be used as political foot soldiers.

Should schools teach civic virtues, such as integrity, honor, perseverance and temperance?

Can we celebrate America for our 250th anniversary?

Teaching citizenship focuses on engaging students: Doing substitutes for knowing.

Elementary students should learn history, told as stories, not social studies "skills," argues the Knowledge Matters Campaign.

Young Americans should learn to argue without sneering, bullying or "straw-manning."

Committed to "inquiry," Virginia social studies teachers want to "pause" a state test on students' history, geography and civics knowledge.

It will be hard for young Americans to save democracy if they don't know much about civics or history. Many have opinions, but few facts.

Most teachers think it's "very" or "extremely important" to teach America's virtues and instill patriotism.

We need rigorous history teaching -- not a switch from left-wing to right-wing takes on America.

Ninety-one percent of families who used Arkansas' voucher program to pay for private or homeschooling have stayed with the program for the third year.

Most Americans would have trouble passing the new citizenship exam.

We "think and read less, and see and feel more."

The U.S. Education Department will fund patriotic education for America's 250th anniversary, but will schools go along?

Civics teachers don't agree on the goals of teaching civics, and fear controversy.

Can you pass Oklahoma's test for new teachers? Yes, unless you're a very dim bulb.

Raised to see patriotism as hokey, Larissa Phillips is flying a U.S. flag this year.

National pride is down, especially for Democrats, and the political gulf is growing.

Juneteenth and July 4 celebrate American ideals and the struggle to attain them.

Mandatory ethnic studies classes are under fire in California.