Readers respond to a new civics education law and the Center for Intellectual Freedom in letters published June 8-14, 2026.

Civics, the study of what it means to be a citizen, focusing on the rights, duties, and responsibilities of community members, involves understanding how government functions, including citizens’ ...

Republicans are systematically eroding the basic civil rights of the American people. As we are seeing in other countries that are experiencing what experts describe as “democratic backsliding,” ...

Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, according to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted annually by the Annenberg Public Policy Center ...

I would like to remind U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, of some basic civics lessons that he seems to have forgotten recently. The First Amendment of the Bills of Rights guarantees all Americans the ...

Education advocates are urging stronger national civics standards as new data highlights gaps in students’ understanding of American government ahead of a federal assessment update. Every four years, ...

Civics education in America is undergoing a revival in public schools thanks in part to groups that are working with school ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual civics survey for Constitution Day (Sept. 17) found this year that a significant number of Americans could not answer basic facts about the U.S. government.

In short, without some basic civic knowledge, you can't even follow the news of the day to be an informed citizen. If you can't do that, then you cannot know what to expect out of your government.