AK Keskin is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D. student in the Research, Analysis, and Design stream at the RAND School of Public Policy. His research interests concern applications of causal inference in education policy and include academic, behavioral, and postsecondary outcomes.
Civic learning is having a moment. But what actually makes it stick as a priority in schools? New national survey data from the American School District Panel (ASDP)—a research partnership between CRPE and RAND—find signs of growing momentum: 20% of district leaders said their district had increased its prioritization of civic learning over the past year, while 18% reported increased school board support.
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, civic learning is having a moment—but new data suggest that more support is needed to move students from knowing the basics to participating in civics learning and practice within their communities.
A new report from the American School District Panel, a research partnership between RAND and CRPE, examines how districts define and facilitate civic learning in an era of political polarization, competing instructional priorities, and uneven state support.
All ASDP reports are available on the American School District Panel Website. Visit the American School District Panel Website REPORTS & commentary CRPE’s American School District Panel publications What Counts as Civics?