Civic Education

Gamification at AMD's Game On! Texas 2011

Apr 12, 2011 |

Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor

By Omar L. Gallaga, Austin360.com

On Tuesday, an eclectic collection of educators, video game designers and marketers, politicians, nonprofit staffers and a former Supreme Court Justice gathered on the AMD campus to talk about the so-called “...

iCivics Hosts "Educating for Democracy in a Digital Age"

Mar 23, 2011 |

Civic Education, Events, Games, Justice O'Connor

By Jeff J. Curley, iCivics

Sandra Day O'Connor and Arne Duncan to Keynote Conference

Mr. Obama, tear down this wall!

Jan 24, 2011 |

Civic Education, Justice O'Connor

By Barbara A. Perry, The Hill

Now five years into a productive retirement, O’Connor is devoting her life to teaching American youth about the United States government.

iCivics named to ALSC's Great Websites for Kids

Jan 19, 2011 |

Civic Action, Civic Education, Games

By Laura Schulte-Cooper, American Library Association

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has added more recommended websites to Great Web Sites for Kids (www.ala.org/greatsites),...

Mayor's Education Task Force Lists Reforms

Jan 13, 2011 |

Civic Action, Civic Education

By Lewis Kamb, The News Tribune

Fulfilling a campaign promise to make education a city government priority, Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland joined members of her hand-chosen task force this week to unveil an initial round of recommendations aimed at improving the city’s public...

If we can require driver's ed, why not voters' ed?

Dec 27, 2010 |

Civic Education, Justice O'Connor

By Alexander Heffner, CS Monitor

Some in public life are taking positive steps to correct this. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is active as ever in her post-jurist days promoting iCivics, an interactive project to engage students with free digital “civic games...