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.

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

"Back to basics" education isn't enough, writes Gillian Richards on The American Conservative. "Some conservatives have responded to...

"The new National Assessment of Educational Progress civics and history results are as deplorable as they were predictable," writes...

The "culture war"matters for public education, writes Daniel Buck. It's not a distraction, not as the National Education Association...