Don't talk about who hijacked the planes on 9/11, advises a teachers' guide in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Is a Western Civilization class "a Trojan horse for classical Christian education?"

Why was Harriet Tubman called Moses? Texas goes big on knowledge building in reading, history and civics.

A low-budget story of George Washington as a young striver is doing well at the box office.

Texas' history standards are veering right, while Minnesota moves to the left.

As America grows more diverse, it's even more important to teach our shared history and ideals.

Schools teach children to criticize America. Parents should teach them to be grateful.

Americans are proud of their country, but weak on history and civics.

Freedom 250's mobile exhibits present a positive, patriotic view of the American story. Is that so bad?

Texas schoolchildren will learn Bible stories, "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Blessed are the peacemakers."

Teaching classical literature, history and philosophy is considered conservative and lacking in diversity.

San Francisco is replacing a controversial ethnic studies curriculum with a middle-of-the-road curriculum. Will teachers teach it?

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.

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

It's impossible to discuss what's going on in the world without knowing geography.

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.

In "red states," students will learn that America is an exceptional (and great) -- and communism is evil.

"Gratitude is the lifeblood of healthy schools and civic institutions, writes Rick Hess, being very Old School. Despite " classroom materials that depict Thanksgiving as just another evil exercise in settler colonialism," he writes, most teachers think schools should teach that the U.S. is "a fundamentally good country. " And they want to "teach students to question the policies of their nation’s government." That's right, Hess writes. Students should count our blessings a