civics
Public Education
TPUSA joins conservative educators org to ‘restore American education’

Two conservative organizations are uniting teachers and students who defend America’s founding values through a new collaboration: Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA) and Turning Point USA’s Club America. “This partnership ensures that students everywhere have the… Read More

January 30, 2026
Culture
Washington Monument becomes America’s birthday candle to launch nation’s 250th year

The Washington Monument was lit up with American history displays at the top of every hour Wednesday night as 2026 approached – America’s 250th birthday year. “Tonight, we’re illuminating the Washington Monument into America’s BIGGEST birthday candle &… Read More

January 2, 2026
Government
Presidential 1776 Award to honor nation’s top high school American history buffs 

Three U.S. students who demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the American founding will receive the newly established Presidential 1776 Award, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.  “As we prepare to celebrate America’s 250th birthday,… Read More

December 19, 2025
Opinion
Thanksgiving: The quintessential American holiday

(The Daily Signal) – Gratitude is an essential attribute of people who are happy and living purpose-filled lives. Sometimes success leads to gratitude, but it’s more accurate… Read More

November 27, 2025
Culture
Civil Society conference to explore vital American renewal ahead of country’s 250th

French visitor Alexis de Tocqueville famously cited early-American philanthropy as a unique strength of the young republic. These many years later, American altruism is an even greater strength – a… Read More

October 14, 2025
lincoln, civics education
Public Education
Florida Board of Education chair outlines principles to create ‘informed, virtuous citizenry’

Education shouldn’t just transmit knowledge – it should form character and cultivate “civic virtues essential to freedom,” argued the Florida State Board of Education chair in a recent address. “We… Read More

September 18, 2025
Government
White House opens patriotic ‘Founders Museum’ online, available for download

The White House launched the virtual exhibit of The Founders Museum on Tuesday, which features 82 depictions of the American founding. The exhibit includes 56 portraits… Read More

September 4, 2025
Culture
American Civics Exam coming in 2026, Classic Learning Test announces

The Classic Learning Test (CLT) will soon release its brand-new American Civics Exam in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The exam promises to “harken K-12… Read More

August 1, 2025
Opinion
Opinion: Americans need to know their political history

Despite more than $1.4 trillion of education loans in the United States, too many Americans display ignorance of their history. On my way through Ann Arbor, Michigan, in mid-July, a… Read More

July 24, 2025
Christian Schools
‘Pivotal moment’: Herzog Foundation wins America’s 250th Innovation Prize for patriotic ‘Freedom Tour’ 

The Herzog Foundation received an Innovation Prize on Tuesday for an ambitious project to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding next year. The Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation awarded Herzog,… Read More

June 25, 2025
Public Education
California school board tables discussion on Constitution Day celebration

A Southern California school board had to weigh the idea of formally recognizing Constitution Day before opting to table the idea. Christine Schmidt, a Murrieta Valley Unified School District Board… Read More

June 20, 2025
Culture
‘The American Miracle’ film tells of America’s miraculous God-aligned birth ahead of nation’s 250th birthday

You’re going to see a welcome torrent of patriotism next year, the 250th anniversary of America’s birth, after what has arguably been a half-century drought of it. And if every… Read More

June 2, 2025
Culture
Need summer reading? Inspire patriotism, faith with ‘Revolutionary War Adventure’ series  

Did you know the first submarine ever used in combat was the American Turtle, which revolutionists employed against the British Royal Navy?   You would have, if you’d read Robert Skead’s… Read More

May 28, 2025
Culture
‘It wasn’t me, it was God’: Dr. Ben Carson reflects on Christian faith, impossible brain surgeries, parenting and politics at Herzog Foundation event

The most honest American presidential candidate of all time may also have been the most reluctant. But it was the former brain surgeon’s Christian convictions and love for America that… Read More

May 21, 2025
Opinion
Why we must teach our children the truth about America

History is more than just a collection of names and dates—it’s the story of real men and women who risked everything to build our great nation. But today, many schools… Read More

May 9, 2025
Opinion
Passover wisdom for a nation losing its memory

(The Daily Signal) – America is suffering from a cultural Alzheimer’s. An ancient Jewish ritual—the Passover seder—may hold the cure.  Last year, more than 7 in 10 Americans failed the… Read More

April 11, 2025
Opinion
Op-ed: How homeschool associations showcase US innovation, ‘social capital’ – and why we need them today

Having just returned from a homeschool conference this weekend, I’m experiencing all the emotions – elation from the past, exhaustion for the present … but also… Read More

April 8, 2025
Government
Stephen Miller schools media on Musk, presidency with civics lesson

The White House press corps was on the receiving end of an impassioned lecture about civics and the realities of presidential power on Thursday. President Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of… Read More

February 21, 2025
Christian Schools
Herzog Foundation honors young essayists in Bill of Rights contest

Freedom is alive and well and filling the young minds of students in Christian schools and homeschools across the country. That’s one takeaway from this year’s Herzog Foundation Bill of… Read More

December 19, 2024
Opinion
Attacks on free speech, conservatives, even a presidential candidate, show our education system is failing to teach Americans about America

Is it just possible the supposed “Land of the Free” has a significant problem with – freedom? Let’s take a quick look. The outgoing presidential administration: censored conservatives online; had… Read More

December 4, 2024