New Ohio Report Shows Community Engagement is Essential to Economic and Community Health
Decades of research has shown that the strength of our communities depends on participation, connection, belonging, trust, and the ways we show up for one another. And a new report developed through a partnership between Leadership Ohio and the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) —
New Data on Louisiana’s Economy, Environment, and Health
Over the past decade, Louisiana has experienced significant industrial investment alongside persistent challenges for workers, communities, and public health. A new report from The Data Center in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), Pathways to Prosperity: Louisiana 2026, takes a closer look at these trends
A Turning Point for Platforms — and What Comes Next
How shifting technologies, data access, and civic health are reshaping the digital public square — and how NCoC is working to ensure transparency, accountability, and meaningful participation in what comes next. The recent landmark social media addiction case may feel like old news, but for
Census Clash? Experts Warn Admin About Test Changes
Today, in a public rejection of the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to 2030 Census testing, Census Quality Reinforcement Task Force members and other census experts submitted comments to the Commerce Department criticizing its plans to use scientifically invalid methods that waste time and money. Census
Census Quality Reinforcement Task Force Response to the RFI on Modernizing the Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 has not been updated in over fifty years. In March 2025, Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) launched a formal inquiry into reforming the law. The RFI cites a combination of unchecked government officials accessing sensitive federal data and significant technological advances
2025 Indiana Civic Health Index
Hoosiers care about their communities and work together to improve the world around them, creating connections that matter. The benefits of active, constructive civic engagement impact critical areas of our lives: Citizens are central to governance and representative democracy. Civic engagement supports economic and community
2025 Veterans Civic Health Index
Celebrating service beyond the uniform and highlighting the civic leadership of veterans and military families across the nation.
NCoC Joins the Lexington History Museum and Lex250 Commission for Naturalization Ceremony of 49 New American Citizens
The National Conference on Citizenship was delighted to join the Lexington History Museum, Inc. and the Lex250 Commission, in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, for a moving Naturalization Ceremony on Lexington’s historic Battle Green — the site where the first shots of the
NCoC Joins Vermont Secretary of State to Celebrate Vermont’s Civic Health Index and Civic Learning Week
The National Conference on Citizenship was thrilled to join Secretary Copeland Hanzas at the Vermont Statehouse to celebrate Vermont’s first-ever Civic Health Index, which reveals the state’s exceptional civic health foundation. Vermont’s impressive national rankings — particularly in civic action and collaboration — showcase a deeply