ACTA’s American Lyceum Initiative promotes the teaching and study of the unique history of the United States. In recent years, colleges and universities across the nation have established schools, institutes, and centers dedicated to...
From improving civic education to protecting free expression to strengthening college governance, state policymakers are challenging the status quo to restore the promise of higher education. Below are several bills that legislatures have already...
Join the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) and the Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary year with an evening panel discussion on how to reinvigorate history and civics education in American college and university...
On March 10, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff testified before the Tennessee House of Representatives’ Education Committee on House Bill 291. HB 291, introduced by Representative Ron Gant, requires all undergraduate students to take a minimum of...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Literacy
Since the advent of television, American presidents have used their farewell addresses to deliver messages that can only come from a chief executive preparing to depart the White House for the final time. These speeches typically seek...
On October 6, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal released a report on civics requirements in college and secondary education across all 50 states. Worried about growing civic ignorance and political polarization,...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
Americans have navigated centuries of controversy over tariffs, taxes, and many other issues dividing our nation today. The fact that only 19% of colleges and universities require a course on American history and government...
ACTA in the NewsCivic Education
Professors at Ole Miss are sounding the alarm over teachers and students’ “shocking […]
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