Research

The California Survey of Civic Education: Survey assesses the prevalence and impact of civic education practices in California high schools on graduating seniors throughout the state.

Promising Approaches for Strengthening Civic Education: A quick overview of each of the six promising approaches from The Civic Mission of Schools report, demonstrating how each practice is linked to research

Democracy for Some: The Civic Opportunity Gap in High School: In this study of high school civic opportunities, researchers found that a student’s race and academic track, and a school’s average socioeconomic status (SES) determines the availability of the school-based civic learning opportunities that promote voting and broader forms of civic engagement.

Civic Education and State Policy: Assessment of the importance of civic education, indicators of high quality civic education, the results of public policy on civic education, and recommendations for effective civic education policy.

Service-Learning and Civic Education: Assessment of the connections between Service-Learning and Civic Education as methodologies, and tips for improving the civic education component of service learning.