After decades of decline, civics education may be staging a comeback as teachers help their students make sense of a heated political climate.

Evidence suggests you can teach students to spot fake stories, say Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer.

Fake news isn't just Macedonian teenagers or internet trolls.

Joseph Kahne shares that research shows that education and the ability to think critically are key to determining the validity of a news story.

A new study Joseph Kahne co-authored, based on a national survey of young people ages 15 to 27, found that self-reported media-literacy training did make people significantly less likely to believe

In choosing “post-truth” as its word of the year, Oxford Dictionaries was not likely thinking about teachers and students, but the dawning of a post-truth era clarifies a major challenge for progre

Many people assume that because youth are fluent in social media they are equally perceptive about what they find there.

"Young people who are politically active and concerned about issues are more likely to vote once they turn 18." Joseph Kahne and Jennifer Earl weigh in on participatory politics among youth in rece

Two years ago, the board of the Joe Foss Institute, an Arizona-based nonprofit, started to wonder what else they could be doing to foster civic-mindedness in school-aged children.

An interview with Cathy Cohen discusses the growing role of hashtags and digital media in political discourse and activism.

Technology could help young people learn civics lessons, and use them, too.

"Memorizing the answers to a naturalization test will not help students learn about civics," writes Joseph Kahne.

With the spread and growth of protests against police violence, two questions have captured the public imagination: Will these events lead to a new civil rights moment?

A survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the American Press Institute finds that young adults are staying more engaged with the world through mobile de

Joe Kahne makes the case for the importance of civic education in the Washington Post's Answer Sheet.

Since graduation speeches frequently remind youth to draw on their talents to make their communities and the world a better place, why aren't students asked to focus on this more during high school?

It's easy to find alarming evidence that we've lost our way when it comes to civics in the US.

The Chicago-based Black Youth Project attracted about 45,000 signatures by Sunday night in an online petition that urged Obama to speak up against gun violence in Chicago following Sandy Hook.

A Chicago community organizer and the Black Youth Project are petitioning Obama to come to his hometown to address the escalating gun violence.

Over the last year, I interviewed over 30 participants in the student liberty movement, ages 15-25, and found a surprisingly robust feminist sentiment among many of them.

A depressed economy, scarcity of jobs, student debt, and the prospect of moving back to Mom and Dad's; so perhaps it is not too far a stretch to assume young people's general wariness has affected

At the outset of my research on young libertarians, I expected to find a great deal of enthusiasm for Libertarian Party nominee, Gary Johnson, and for Ron Paul.

Based on our research, we believe Kony 2012 traveled so far and fast because of Invisible Children movement supporters.

Nearly 17 million young people will be newly eligible to vote this November.

Mark Anthony Neal looks at how technology and social media are empowering and creating young activists.

When it comes to technology, young people, and politics, youth are characterized as either having started the Arab Spring with only their cell phones or as slackers who've dropped out of school to

Young people are sharing information and engaging in politics and policy discussions online like never before, according to a new study co-authored by an East Bay professor.

The University of Chicago released a new study, "Participatory Politics: New Media and Youth Political Action," which concludes that when it comes to the 15-25 year old age group, there is little d

Teams of girls in New York City, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area spent 10 weeks designing a mobile app so they could pitch the final product at a national competition at the end of the

They may not have magic, but they're sure doing wonders.

The magical Harry Potter movie franchise enters its concluding phase this week, but its impact is still growing.