Civics Renewal Network

The Civics Renewal Network is a consortium of more than 30 nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations committed to strengthening civic life in the United States by increasing the quality of civics education and improving access to high-quality, no-cost educational materials for teachers, students, and interested citizens. Among its partners are APPC’s Annenberg Classroom project, the National Constitution Center, the U.S. Courts, iCivics, the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the Newseum.

Protestors. Image with Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey

Amid Pandemic and Protests, Civics Survey Finds Americans Know More of Their Rights

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 14, 2020

The 2020 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds Americans knowing more of their First Amendment rights and the three branches of government.

Annenberg Classroom Releases ‘Freedom of Assembly’ Film for Constitution Day

Annenberg Classroom September 08, 2020

Annenberg Classroom has released a new film about the First Amendment right of the American people “to peaceably assemble,” the latest in its series of award-winning documentaries about the U.S. Constitution.

In Honor of Juneteenth, Videos and Other Civics Education Resources

Annenberg Classroom June 18, 2020

In honor of Juneteenth, Annenberg Classroom is highlighting educational resources, including a video on the Supreme Court case of Thaddeus Edmonson.

Collage of historical images from the women's suffrage march held the day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C. From "The 19th Amendment: A Woman's Right to Vote."

Annenberg Civics Film and Websites Win Awards for Creativity and Communications

Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics April 07, 2020

Three Annenberg Public Policy Center civics projects, a film and two websites, have received honors including Hermes, Clarion, and Silver Telly Awards.

CRN members at the first National Civics Education Conference for the Courts, October 31, 2019

Civics Education and Federal Courts Conference Co-Sponsored by APPC

Institutions of Democracy November 13, 2019

Federal judges and court staff from Maine to Guam met in New York to discuss civics education initiatives at the first national conference devoted to the subject.

Ken Winneg at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Civics Forward event on civics knowledge and education.

APPC Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Civics Education Initiative

Institutions of Democracy September 27, 2019

APPC's Ken Winneg took part in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's "Civics Forward" event in Washington, D.C., about the importance of civics knowledge and education.

The 2019 Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey finds that Americans civics knowledge has increased but still has a long way to go.

Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases But Still Has a Long Way to Go

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 12, 2019

The 2019 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey finds that the American public knows more about civics and constitutional rights than in the recent past -- but still has a long way to go in civics knowledge.

Supreme Court building at dusk.

Civics Knowledge Predicts Willingness to Protect Supreme Court

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 13, 2018

The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey found that Americans are familiar with constitutional provisions on pardons and impeachment but know less about fundamentals like the three branches of government.

The Newseum, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., Summit Promotes Innovation in Civics Education

APPC General News September 26, 2017

The policy center and the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement supported a civics summit in Washington, D.C., with educators, policy makers and philanthropists.

U.S. flags.

Student Involvement Is a Focus of Constitution Day 2017

Annenberg Classroom September 13, 2017

Thousands of students across the United States will take the Preamble Challenge to celebrate Constitution Day this year and participate in naturalization ceremonies to swear in new U.S. citizens.