Since the founding of the United States, democracy and higher education have been deeply intertwined. The early architects of the republic recognized that democracy requires an educated citizenry ...

This summer, Delaware’s commitment to civic education took a significant leap forward through two impactful professional development programs: the long-standing Democracy Project Summer Institute and ...

Virginia Tech continues to focus on international involvement in ways that enrich graduate education. Involvement with an overseas organization called Arab Civitas provides students with a unique ...

Gen Z was expected to be more instrumental in the 2024 presidential election than they turned out to be. Despite their active engagement in political discourse online, only 42% turned out to vote, ...

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake: ...

Judge Colleen McMahon followed other judges by taking a stand on behalf of freedom and democracy. On July 25, the U.S. District judge for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary ...

The people who founded America educated themselves about democracy. They studied the histories of earlier civilizations and understood why they had failed. They also had experienced the reality of ...

As we begin wrapping up the July Fourth long weekend, I want to take a moment and reflect on Independence Day, the commemoration of the passage of the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, 1776, the ...

I sat with a group of my students in Jule’s Coffee Shop, our unofficial town hall in Cuba, Illinois, as they interviewed a group of retired educators and local “old timers,” including Peck. The ...

As February comes to a close, we celebrate Public Schools Week — a chance to recognize our public schools, which open their doors to all children, regardless of background or circumstance, and our ...

In 2026, voters in Arkansas are being asked to make two decisions that go to the heart of our democracy and our future: whether to strengthen educational opportunity through the Educational Rights ...