Civics Education

• Active Citizenship - Empowering America's Youth - Supports the rights, responsibilities, and civic values of U.S. citizenship. Distance education classes, coursework for grades 7-12 and resources.
• Center for Civic Education - Not-for-profit group which focusing on civic and citizenship education, law-related education, and international exchange programs regarding education in developing democracies. Features center history, news, programs, publications, alumni network, research, and related links.
• UMassOnline - Program designed especially for high school students and their teachers, as provided by the Choices Education Project, Brown University. Includes adult discussion programs and curriculum materials on international affairs issues.
• The Civic Mind: The Source for Civics Education and Information - Civics lessons especially for communities and classrooms
• Civic Practices Network - A collaborative and nonpartisan project uniting a variety of organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement. Association features a shared commitment to introduce practical processes for public problem solving to all communities and institutional settings in the US.
• Civics Online-[Re]Envisioning the Democratic Community - A joint effort, internet project working to offer teachers, students, and parents a valuable assortment of primary source materials, learning instruments, and professional development resources to be utilized in learning and teaching civics.
• Close Up - A not-for-profit, non-partisan citizenship education association which encourages responsible and knowledgeable participation in the democratic process via an assortment of educational programs.
• Constitutional Rights Foundation - Publisher of U.S. Constitution curriculum resources. Offers free lesson plans and newsletters on the Web.
• CSV Community Partners - Assists universities, colleges and schools in developing opportunities for citizenship education via community action.
• Getting the Message Out - An exhibition exploring the national popular political culture manifested throughout the antebellum United States through campaign materials related to the presidential campaigns from 1840-1860. Features histories, biographies, and primary source material like campaign biographies and campaign songbooks, including song recordings, images, and educators' guide.
• GovSpot - Government and civics information center which facilitates a simple search for web-based regional, state, national and international government resources, featuring election information.
• Institute for the Study of Civic Values - A not-for-profit association formed to encourage the realization of America's historic civic ideals.