civics

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 12, 2023
Education}

Understanding Current Events First Requires Knowledge of History

_{Keri D. Ingraham
May 12, 2023
Education}

Eighty-seven percent of eighth-grade students are failing to reach proficiency in U.S. History, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress exams released in early May. Read More ›

close up of United States constitution document burning in flames

^{Keri D. Ingraham
June 4, 2021
Education}

The Radical Reshaping of K-12 Public Education (Part 2): Civics & History

_{Keri D. Ingraham
June 4, 2021
Education}

The indoctrination of our future electorate, instead of presenting historical facts and fostering higher-order thinking skills in students (analysis, synthesis, etc.), is producing generations who will blindly support ideologies they have yet to evaluate for themselves based on fact. Read More ›

^{Steven J. Buri
November 4, 2009
Citizen Leadership}

Election 09: All-Mail Ballots Drain Elections of Their Majesty

_{Steven J. Buri
November 4, 2009
Citizen Leadership}

On November 3, 1992, I strode into the United Methodist Church in Colfax, Washington to cast my first ballot in a U.S. presidential election. I remember the moment vividly — not only because I was doing my part to help choose the next leader of the free world, but because of the excitement I felt at the people I saw Read More ›