Why did the United States of America declare its independence from England in 1776? If you know the answer to this question, ...

So wrote a high school student from Illinois, one of the winners of the 2025 America’s Field Trip contest. Sponsored by the U.S. Semiquincentennial, or the America 250 Commission, the contest invited ...

All the episodes feature local, familiar faces and are short and easy to digest. “They’re snack-sized civics, just a little ...

America may be a year out from our 250 th birthday, but with the arrival of July 4, 2025 it can fairly be said that we are in our 250 th year. Let’s start the celebration, and let’s make the coming ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the American founding, we must confront the hard truth that democracies are not self-executing. They require constant tending by informed, engaged citizens who ...

Every year, as teachers return to school, they assume the responsibility of educating America's future leaders, voters, jurors, and neighbors. This year, the responsibility feels heightened as we ...

On April 19, 1775 — 250 years ago today — the British Royal Army clashed with colonial militia in Massachusetts. Lexington and Concord marked the first battle of the War for Independence, villages ...

A cross the nation, red states are allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to found “civic institutes” at their public universities. Florida budgeted $3 million to create the Hamilton Center for ...

As we mark Independence Day in 2025, we are just a year out from the nation’s 250th birthday — a quarter millennium since the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United ...