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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The U.S. Capitol Building seen from the steps of the Supreme Court. Credit: U.S. Department of State/IIP Bureau.

Americans Are Poorly Informed About Basic Constitutional Provisions

Annenberg Civics Knowledge Survey September 12, 2017

Many Americans are poorly informed about basic constitutional provisions, according to APPC's Constitution Day Civics Survey. It finds that 37% can’t name any of the rights under the First Amendment and only 26% can name all three branches of government.

Jamieson with attendees of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (left to right): Hon. Sidney Thomas, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Neil Gorsuch; Hon Robert Katzmann, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Hon. Marilyn Huff, Senior District Court Judge and President of the Federal Judges Association, and Hon. Michael Newman, Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Ohio and President of the Federal Bar Association.