"A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania found that only one in four Americans can name all three branches of government. One in three can’t name any."--- https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/wire_commentary/decline-of-civics-education-in-schools-hurts-good-government/article_801ac42d-ebcd-5b29-8d97-e640a4b81edb.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

"I strongly believe that none of the public policy problems we face in our nation — from the federal government’s rollbacks of civil rights enforcement to the need to increase access to quality preschool — can be solved without an informed and engaged citizenry." by John B. King, Jr. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-1231-king-column-20171227-story.html

    Professor Hill is a man after my own heart.  The level of national civic ignorance is not only appalling, it's frightening. I have published my own articles on this very same subject. https://patimes.org/civics-lost-no-apparent-priority-education/ . I've even approached our local K-12 system about the problem and suggested programmatic methods that brings a greater focus... Continue Reading →

Reducing societal acrimony through knowledge based discourse begins with the reprioritizing of Civics Education at both the K-12 and undergraduate levels. There is still a crisis in this country with the evident lack of common knowledge in the role and structure of our governmental institutions. This is but one way to provide a level of... Continue Reading →