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Title: Restoring Civics Education in All 50 States. Backgrounder No. 3909
Language: English
Authors: Madison Marino Doan, Jonathan Butcher, Heritage Foundation, Center for Education Policy
Source: Heritage Foundation. 2025.
Availability: Heritage Foundation. 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002-4999. Tel: 202-546-4400; Fax: 202-546-8328; e-mail: info@heritage.org; Web site: http://www.heritage.org
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Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, National Competency Tests, Scores, Academic Standards, Educational Policy, State Policy, Citizen Participation
Geographic Terms: Florida, Louisiana, United States
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress
Abstract: Nonpartisan agreement exists among policymakers, educators, and parents that more K-12 students should be proficient in civics before they graduate high school. This "Backgrounder" provides data on the poor student outcomes on civics assessments. It lists the civics standards that are applied in each state, and explains that some state lawmakers, such as officials in Florida and Louisiana, have updated their standards to create rigorous, fact-based instructional materials for students. Finally, the "Backgrounder" includes policy recommendations for state lawmakers so that they can reject attempts to make civics instruction an exercise in training students to be protestors and focus on preparing students to understand their system of government and become participating members in civil society.
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