Civic Education

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Oct 27, 2025

Rebalancing the Information Ecosystem and Renewing Shared Societal Commitments for Information Use

This paper emphasizes such priorities as proactive measures and future initiatives at the community level that can help people manage a diverse information ecosystem, shore up civic infrastructure, and enhance cognitive security.
Research

Aug 27, 2025

What Counts as Civics? A Look at How Districts Define and Facilitate Civic Learning

A new report from the American School District Panel examines how districts define and facilitate civic learning in an era of political polarization, competing instructional priorities, and uneven state support.
Research

Jul 2, 2025

Deepening Instruction on the Holocaust and Topics Related to Jewish Life: Findings from Teacher Interviews

The authors draw on interviews with 40 secondary school English language arts and social studies teachers to understand how teachers approach instruction about topics related to the Holocaust, genocide, antisemitism, Israeli history, and Jewish life.
Research

Mar 13, 2025

Instruction About Social and Political Topics in K–12 Public Schools: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey

The authors present the findings from a survey administered in January and February 2024 to teachers across the United States to examine teachers' reports of their instruction about social and political topics in class.
Commentary

Oct 24, 2024

How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

The erosion of truth is not just about losing respect for facts, it's also about the dignity we're discarding along the way. Truth Decay isn't a problem that any one person can solve, but helping society learn how to ferret out the truth is a good place to start.
Sep 4, 2024

RAND Review: September-October 2024

The cover story explores findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher survey. Another feature explores the implications that generative artificial intelligence might have for social media manipulation.
Commentary

Mar 13, 2024

Many High Schools Across the United States Offer Limited Civics-Focused Extracurricular Activities

Students cannot participate in civics-focused extracurricular activities if they do not have access to them. Schools can and should do more to support students' civic development, and increasing students' access to civics-focused extracurricular activities might just be one place to start.
Research

Feb 28, 2024

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

Research suggests that older adults may be particularly vulnerable to false and misleading information online. This report presents survey findings related to the media use, concerns, and preferences of nearly 1,000 Americans aged 55 years and older.
Research

Feb 13, 2024

Understanding the Impact of Department of Defense Youth Programs on Bridging the Civilian-Military Divide

The authors assess school leaders’ awareness and perception of Department of Defense youth programs, the ways such programs build connections with communities, and the extent to which these programs help bridge the civilian-military divide.
Video

Feb 8, 2024

Social Media Posts Have Power, and So Do You: Stop the Spread of False and Misleading Information During Voting Season

This tool and its accompanying informational videos walk through strategies to help U.S. adults — in particular, those aged 55 years and older — identify and resist false and misleading information, especially with the 2024 election season underway.
Jan 8, 2024

RAND Review: January-February 2024

The cover story explores the postwar reconstruction effort in Ukraine — likely the largest postwar rebuilding effort in modern history — and how previous postwar and post–natural disaster reform and reconstruction efforts can inform policymaking.
Commentary

Jan 3, 2024

Countering Truth Decay: Q&A with Ray Block, Jr.

Ray Block, Jr., leads RAND's efforts to combat Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life. It's basic disagreements over not just what's right, but what's real. He advises people to be active consumers of information.

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Rebalancing the Information Ecosystem and Renewing Shared Societal Commitments for Information Use

What Counts as Civics? A Look at How Districts Define and Facilitate Civic Learning

Deepening Instruction on the Holocaust and Topics Related to Jewish Life: Findings from Teacher Interviews

Instruction About Social and Political Topics in K–12 Public Schools: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey

How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

RAND Review: September-October 2024

Many High Schools Across the United States Offer Limited Civics-Focused Extracurricular Activities

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

Understanding the Impact of Department of Defense Youth Programs on Bridging the Civilian-Military Divide

Social Media Posts Have Power, and So Do You: Stop the Spread of False and Misleading Information During Voting Season

RAND Review: January-February 2024

Countering Truth Decay: Q&A with Ray Block, Jr.

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Related Topics

How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

Many High Schools Across the United States Offer Limited Civics-Focused Extracurricular Activities

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Rebalancing the Information Ecosystem and Renewing Shared Societal Commitments for Information Use

What Counts as Civics? A Look at How Districts Define and Facilitate Civic Learning

Deepening Instruction on the Holocaust and Topics Related to Jewish Life: Findings from Teacher Interviews

Instruction About Social and Political Topics in K–12 Public Schools: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey

How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

RAND Review: September-October 2024

Many High Schools Across the United States Offer Limited Civics-Focused Extracurricular Activities

Media Habits and Misinformation Susceptibility of Adults Aged 55 Years and Older: Findings from a RAND American Life Panel Survey

Understanding the Impact of Department of Defense Youth Programs on Bridging the Civilian-Military Divide

Social Media Posts Have Power, and So Do You: Stop the Spread of False and Misleading Information During Voting Season

RAND Review: January-February 2024

Countering Truth Decay: Q&A with Ray Block, Jr.

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