A K-12 Civics Report Card’ Ranks America’s Leading Civics Education Programs
February 17, 2022 | Massachusetts
In a new report released Wednesday at the Boston-based Pioneer Institute, one of America’s top education scholars provides reviews and grades for the nation’s leading civics programs.
At a time when the purpose of civics education grows increasingly polarized, and many organizations present rival resources, Dr. David Randall, author of “Learning for Self-Government: A K-12 Civics Report Card,” evaluated 15 leading civics programs and graded them on their effectiveness.
Randall, the director of research at the National Association of Scholars (NAS), and project director at the affiliated Civics Alliance, spoke with The Star News Network about the importance of social studies standards in the states.
“And part of good reform governance is not just vetoing the bills, but making sure you’re appointing people who are going to do the hard bureaucratic slog to make sure the standards are good,” he noted… (Excerpt from the Virginia Star)
