Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Civics revolution: Conservatives revive traditional education with a modern twist * WorldNetDaily * by John Murawski, Real Clear Wire

Civics revolution: Conservatives revive traditional education with a modern twist * WorldNetDaily * by John Murawski, Real Clear Wire

The Jack Miller Center, a leading civics education provider, organized the seminar, part of a cottage industry that is reviving the tradition of studying the rights and duties of American citizenship, updated for modern sensibilities. After decades of neglect in the wake of the 1960s social upheavals and emphasis on STEM competency, civics is making a comeback. Universities are opening multimillion-dollar civics schools, some with deans and doctoral programs, and more than half the states now have civics requirements or competency tests in K-12. The boom reached a crescendo this summer with 45 states considering 198 bills related to K–12 civic education.

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