• n  the social science of municipal affairs

News & Articles

• Civics Central: Taylorsville considers tax increase, Salt Lake City holds budget hearing
  Civics Central: Taylorsville considers tax increase, Salt Lake City holds budget hearing the Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 10, 2013 06:24PM MDT Here’s your weekly roundup of what local city councils, school boards and other government entities are tackling during regularly scheduled meetings. Government agencies have until 24 hours before a meeting to post their agendas, so check back as this ...
  June 11, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• New civics class emphasizes citizenship
  Pocono Mountain School District teachers and administrators working to develop a new civics class for sophomores have looked to an unexpected source — the U.S. citizenship test.
  June 11, 2013 - Pocono Record
• Civics website teaches students lessons on history, government
  This is a screen grab of the game "We the Jury," taken from the ICivics website.
  June 8, 2013 - Peoria Journal Star

Quotes

• John McCain in CBS News
  In his letter, which was sent to reporters, McCain writes, "The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats."
• Michael Bloomberg in International Herald Tribune
  I've just never understood why, just because you're a member of a party, you have special rights,Bloomberg said. "That's not the civics that I learned in junior high school, and if Ralph Nader wants to run, good luck to him."
• Eric Newton in FOXNews
  We're concerned that teaching to the test and the emphasis on math and science is hurting the American civics education,Newton said.