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Head Back to School in an Election Year with iCivics

Aug 06, 2024

Kickstart the school year with iCivics!

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Product Announcement

¡iNVESTIGADORES de la historia! Private i History Detectives Now Available in Spanish

May 31, 2024

¡Hola, historiadores! Private i History Detectives, our supplemental mystery-themed curriculum, is now available in Spanish for select mysteries.

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Colorado Showcase Celebrates Civic Engagement

May 17, 2024

Last Friday, I was fortunate to participate in one of my first iCivics events—a Civics Showcase celebrating the incredible work of Colorado students and educators piloting iCivics’ U.

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Product Announcement

iCivics and the White House Historical Association Launch “Brief the Chief,” a New Digital Game Showing Students How Presidents Throughout History Relied on Multiple Perspectives to Make Difficult Choices

Apr 29, 2024

Developed in consultation with top historians and educational games experts, Brief the Chief gives students insight into American history by teaching them how Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Lyndon B. Johnson navigated complicated governing situations.

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Blog Post

Equipping Civics Educators to Support Military-Connected Students

Apr 22, 2024

The iCivics Civics, Service, and Leadership Program hosted an educator immersion day on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL in partnership with Blue Star Families and Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS).

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Blog Post

iCivics: Beyond the Games

Mar 21, 2024

“I love iCivics! My kids love to play Win the White House!”

“Awesome! Have you ever used any of the other resources from iCivics? They go great with the games!”

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News Story

New Research Provides K-12 Civic Education Insights

Mar 12, 2024

Released at the Civic Learning Week National Forum in Washington, D.C., new research shows the need to provide more robust civic learning opportunities in high school, the positiv

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News Story

New Resources and Opportunities for Yearlong Civic Learning and Engagement Announced as Part of Nationwide Civic Learning Week

Mar 11, 2024

As tens of thousands of people participate in Civic Learning Week across the country March 11-15, major organizations in the growing movem

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News Story

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan Headline Civic Learning Week, March 11-15, 2024

Mar 01, 2024

As students, educators, and public and private leaders participate in events across the country highlighting civics as a unifying force for 2024 and beyond, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices will participate in a conversation at Civic Learning Week's National Forum, and the U.S. Secretary of Education and Archivist of the United States will be featured as part of an evening reception March 12, 2024.

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News Story

MA recommends iCivics for all grade levels

Feb 27, 2024

iCivics has received a major vote of confidence from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). In a review by state educators of over 100 history and social studies curriculum materials that was just released as the Massachusetts K-12 History/Social Science Curricular Materials Review Guide, the state found that iCivics ranked among the top resources currently available--at all grade levels, K-12.

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