Many teachers think civics education is about promoting activism

"A new RAND survey of K-12 teachers found that more K-12 teachers think civics education is about promoting environmental activism than 'knowledge of social, political, and civic institutions,'" Rick Hess and RJ Martin write.

‘Civics’ group says HB 1775 will ‘limit civic education’

This left-of-center organization promotes activism in Oklahoma schools, decries HB 1775 as a “censorship law,” and wants to lower the voting age to 16. Oklahoma’s lawmakers and state superintendent should push back.

Left-wing student activism touted for Oklahoma civics?

Does state Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton) support Action Civics?

Generation Citizen wants to explore lowering the voting age to 16

"We can think of no better way to advance this conversation than by bringing together the key leaders from Maryland’s pioneering cities—plus scholars and advocates who have shaped debate on the issue in other states—to pursue new research together," says Elizabeth Clay Roy, CEO of Generation Citizen.

Generation Citizen policy director touts socialism

 

Oklahoma lawmakers should ban Action Civics

It's Critical Race Theory in practice.

Oklahoma’s battle against CRT is only beginning

And Oklahoma's battle against action civics has yet to begin. Fortunately, some school board members and state lawmakers are pledging to take a stand.

Texas bans protest civics

And moves to bar protest civics ("action civics") are under way in Georgia, Ohio, and other states as well, Stanley Kurtz writes.

Generation Citizen supports AOC's 'diversity' legislation

"Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced the Political Appointments Inclusion and Diversity Act, which requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to coordinate with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel to make a summary of demographic information on political appointees publicly available," the Black Star News reports.

The legislation is supported by numerous organizations, including Generation Citizen.

Generation Citizen staffers in Oklahoma provide their pronouns

Generation Citizen's executive director for Oklahoma, Amy Curran, helpfully informs us that her pronouns are "she/her." 

Generation Citizen's OKCPS program manager Destiny Warrior's pronouns are "she/her."

Complicating things somewhat, senior program associate Elizabeth Sidler's pronouns are "she/they."

Civics legislation a Trojan horse for state-sanctioned racism?

"Proposed federal legislation to support increased civics and history instruction in K-12 schools may well be a Trojan horse to introduce even more radical social justice and critical race theory indoctrination for children," Mike Brake reports.

'Action civics' teaches Oklahoma students to protest

In Oklahoma, action civics is promoted by an organization called Generation Citizen and by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Mike Brake reports.

Generation Citizen disapproves of Trump directive on illegal aliens

A directive from President Trump bans the counting of illegal aliens for the purpose of congressional apportionment. The inaptly named Generation Citizen, a liberal nonprofit active in Oklahoma classrooms, disapproves of the president's action.

Left-wing activism masquerading as civics

Generation Citizen smuggles propaganda and vocational training for progressive activism into Oklahoma schools and calls it "action civics," Dr. David Randall writes.