Each year, seventh and eighth-grade students in a Milwaukee-area school culminate a unit on map reading by planning and carrying out a 25-mile bike ride that develops skills in social studies, science, math, and reading.

Some memorable days in our nation's history are declared holidays, while others are considered days of remembrance. This article explores the process of establishing a holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.

The highlighted websites offer lesson plans and classroom activities to advance the skills needed in a participatory democracy.

Teachers can use this selection of campaign ads to help students analyze various aspects of political propaganda.

Even as Mexico undergoes a transition from historic one-party rule, important challenges to democracy remain.

The author explores two different approaches to teaching patriotism: One that advocates loyalty to a centralized leader or group; and another that promotes commitment to the principles that underlie democracy.