US Students' History and Civics Scores Continue to Decline, Threatening Democracy.
TL;DR Summary
Test scores for eighth-grade students in US history and civics have declined, according to a report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The decline follows a fall in reading and math scores for American nine-year-olds last year. The report shows that scores in history have been consistently declining since 2014, with 40% of students scoring “below basic” proficiency in 2022. The percentage of eighth graders taking classes focused mainly on US history also declined from 72% in 2018 to 68% in 2022. The declines in history and civics further illustrate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on educating children.
- Test scores for 8th-grade students decline in US history and civics following prior declines in math and reading, report says CNN
- Mix of politics and COVID crush students' history scores Axios
- Student's history, civics grades plunging FOX 26 Houston
- Editorial: Democracy dies when students don't know the basics of history and civics St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- US civics and history scores sink to new lows in Nation’s Report Card The Boston Globe
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
81%
533 → 100 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on CNN