Civics education

Over a dozen summer interns with the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, in partnership with APPC, took part in a nine-week program exploring national security issues.

The Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement has received the 2023 Civic Mission of the Nation Award to develop a video series for community colleges.

In partnership with APPC, the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement offered summer teacher programs on the Constitution and the Supreme Court.

Annenberg Classroom has released a new educational film on the landmark First Amendment freedom of the press case New York Times v. Sullivan.

Many Americans don't know the rights protected in the First Amendment or basic facts such as the branches of government, the 2023 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds.

Annenberg Public Policy Center Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed civics education and bridging political divides on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal."

Retro Report, an independent, nonprofit news organization, has won the 2023 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

4th and 5th grade students got to ask Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro about gun violence and other issues at a Youth Town Hall hosted by the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement with the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Annenberg Classroom has released a new film exploring the history of Juneteenth and illustrating how and why freedom and citizenship were intertwined.

Three educators have been named to develop middle and high school lesson plans for Annenberg Classroom's film "Juneteenth," which debuts online this month.