#190 / Civic Literacy

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute publishes an annual report on "civic literacy." The most recent report is based on a sample of 2,508 Americans. It concludes, among other things, that a college degree fails to promote active civic engagement, beyond voting, and that greater "civic knowledge" has a much more determinative effect on civic engagement than a college degree.

Interestingly, the report also says that greater civic knowledge discourages elective office holding.

I think we've got to "learn by doing," myself!