by jpitney | Mar 26, 2024 | Business, Civic Education, Civility, Deliberation, Public Opinion
From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: A comprehensive new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation reveals an alarming truth just three years shy of America’s 250th anniversary—the nation’s civic knowledge is badly lagging. The national survey, which...
by jpitney | Mar 3, 2024 | Civic Education, Higher Education
Beth Akers and Joe Pitts at AEI: In a nation starved of formative institutions, universities are uniquely positioned to repair our civic fabric—if only they take their responsibilities to our country seriously. As of now, many are not. Now, an entrepreneurial movement...
by jpitney | Dec 21, 2023 | Civic Education, Civility, Deliberation
Dan Balz at WP: Longwood University, a public institution, is located in Farmville [VA]. Its leaders have instituted a curriculum called Civitae that encourages active citizenship and perhaps over time a reduction in the country’s tensions and divisions. “We are...
by jpitney | Dec 12, 2023 | Civic Education, Higher Education
Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education b Benjamin Storey & Jenna Silber Storey at the American Enterprise Institute There is widespread, bipartisan concern that American universities are not adequately preparing students for citizenship....
by jpitney | Nov 28, 2023 | Civic Education
Naomi Schaefer Riley at AEI: “No,” Jack Miller tells me, “I am not at all surprised” by what has been happening on college campuses the past few weeks. “Students for Justice in Palestine has been very active on campuses across the country for many, many years. …...
by jpitney | Oct 30, 2023 | Civic Education, Education
Adam Kinzinger: Today I’m updating my report on the civics problem. It’s still bad out there. According to a recent survey, just 22 percent of kids grasp basic civics and just 13 percent are proficient in history. However, there’s hope in a new program announced by...
