Washington state’s TVW station has featured iCivics!

Nov 23, 2011 |

Engaged: Students Becoming Citizens put together a segment that has commentary from Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst and Seattle law professor...

New Game: Run For President at Any Age!

Nov 14, 2011 |

Now you can run for president … in your classroom or at home! iCivics has just launched our newest game: Win the White House. ...

Southern Exposure

Nov 03, 2011 |

The weather here at iCivics HQ has started to turn chilly, but we've had the opportunity to get a peek of how people are taking to our games in slightly warmer climes.  We just returned from a great trip to Texas where we met the wonderful...

Scholars Put Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math

Oct 24, 2011 |
By Jaclyn Zubrzycki

College-ready, career-ready … and citizenship-ready? Ten papersreleased by the American Enterprise Institute last week make the case that civics education is as critical as literacy and mathematics. They also explore what civics education...

Justice O'Connor Headlines Chicago Ideas Week Educational Reform Panel

Oct 17, 2011 |
By Dawn Rhodes, Chicago Tribune

After more than 24 years in the U.S. Supreme Court, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor now strives to make civics and government more interesting for young children than it was for her growing up in El Paso, Texas.

Justice O'Connor Welcomes Civic Educators Back to School

Sep 08, 2011 |

Dear civic educator:

When I was a young student in El Paso, Texas, civics and American history were a big part of my education. I didn’t know it at the time, but those classes were preparing me for a career of public service in all three...