The fiery intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois and the young columnist Walter Lippmann were among the first to grasp a core feature of ...

New polling shows 82% of Americans support requiring high school graduates to pass a civics test, as education leaders plan ...

A nation that does not know its history is doomed to do poorly on the SAT. With this harrowing warning in mind, we would do well to review at least the basics of U.S. history. Otherwise, we — and here ...

By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to democracy have prompted a number ...

Trump has not succeeded in establishing a Hitler dictatorship, but he certainly is trying to establish an autocratic regime.” ...

Dozens of universities will receive money to boost civics education in commemoration of the United States’ 250th birthday.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." ...

Instead of moving forward, the wheel of history has turned back to the 19 th century world of strongmen and power politics, ...

Students will have free access to participating museums and historic sites statewide during the 2025-26 school year.