St. Louis is actually doing better than the rest of the state in many areas of civic health. That’s the good news out of a recent report. The bad news is that while the state is average in many civic health indicators, it is near the bottom in important measures such as voting, public meeting attendance and regular family dinners.
Op-ed on CNN discusses the importance of civic learning in higher education and the promotion of civic entrepreneurship.
This piece by John Bridgeland, CEO of Civic Enterprises, speaks about NCoC’s newest initiative, The Civic 50, which promotes and celebrates corporate citizenship.
by Harry Boyte and Hunter Gordon August 17, 2012 In the Civic Health Index conducted each year by the congressionally mandated National Conference of Citizenship, Minnesota leads the nation in civic engagement when a variety of measures, from voting levels…
When conversations first began about how to achieve the Arizona we want, we set an ambitious goal: Identify a vision and set of goals for Arizona that could mobilize people and communities throughout the state. With the help of Gallup, we asked Arizonans to describe the future they want for our state.
Daily Record December 9, 2010 Maryland’s "civic health" – the engagement of citizens in public life – compared to other states is good, but not outstanding, according to a new study released Tuesday. "Maryland is ahead of the national average…
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry writes about the state’s first-ever Civic Health Index findings.
Albany Times Union December 20, 2010 By Charles MoorePublished: 12:00 a.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010 We keep hearing that confidence in our leaders is at an all-time low. We can’t trust them to act or if they do, to make…
Philadelphia Daily News Editorial December 28, 2010 IN A TOWN FAMOUS for booing Santa, it may be no surprise to hear that Philadelphians are lacking in civililty, but a new report that says we are lacking in civics-ility- that we…
Philadelphia Inquirer January 9, 2011 By Kevin Ferris Inquirer Columnist I wasn’t completely surprised to hear that Pennsylvanians aren’t active enough in their communities. A report released last month, the Pennsylvania Civic Health Index, gave the commonwealth – and the…
Harry Boyte in the Pioneer Press January 24, 2011 A new report authored by our Center for Democracy and Citizenship in partnership with the congressionally mandated National Conference on Citizenship, the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, and the CIRCLE research…
San Diego Union Tribune January 28, 2011 By ALEXANDER HEFFNER Friday, January 28, 2011 at midnight One government failure and apathetic citizen at a time, civic illiteracy is eroding the Golden State. That’s the forecast for California, according to data…