This digest briefly summarizes the contents of the "Civics Framework for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress" in terms of the Framework's development and components including civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic dispositions. The framework may be used to inform and guide curriculum development projects in civics and government for elementary and secondary schools. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a survey mandated by the U.S. Congress, collects and reports information about student achievement in academic subjects such as mathematics, science, reading, writing, history, geography, and civics. The NAEP is a broad indicator of how much and how well students are learning core subjects of the school curriculum. The next National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and government will be administered in 1998. (CB)