News | iCivics

Mr. Obama, tear down this wall!

Jan 24, 2011 |

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...

Gaming for Good

Dec 27, 2010 |

Civic Action, Civic Education, Games

By Marcy Murninghan, The Murninghan Post

If you’re like many Americans, you spent part of your Christmas holiday playing with your Wii, Xbox360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo—or know someone who did.

State Government Leaders Help Teachers Bring Civics into the Classroom

Dec 06, 2010 |

Civic Education, Events, Games

By Peter Wong, Statesman Journal

Teachers from around Oregon learned about some new ways — and relearned some old ways — to educate students about how state government works.