The Center for Civic Education is a non-partisan educational corporation started in 1969 in Calabasas, California, to educate America's citizens about democratic principles. Their website's "About Us" section has a powerful quote by Thomas Jefferson that sums up their rationale and goals for starting the Center: "I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people...

This site from the Civics Renewal Network, which was created by 26 nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations in 2013, provides a panoply of free online classroom resources for civics teachers and students. Readers may want to begin with the Featured Content tab, which highlights a few dozen favorites resources from the site, including a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and...

The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF), a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Los Angeles, seeks to educate young people about the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the benefits of civic participation. On the site, educators will find many Common Core ready resources. Readers may like to start with the Teachers tab, which navigates to the Teacher's Lounge. Here,...

We originally featured iCivics in the 12-04-2015 Scout Report and, since then, this wonderful resource has added many new teaching units and online games that this site well worth visiting again. Founded by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 2009, iCivics aims to provide "students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials...