Record low scores in US history and civics tests for 8th graders.
TL;DR
National test results show a decline in eighth grade U.S. history scores, a trend that began nearly a decade ago and was accelerated by the pandemic. The National Assessment of Educational Progress exam, administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, revealed that few students scored as proficient. The article includes a quiz with five questions of medium difficulty from the eighth-grade U.S. history test given by the federal government.
Topics:nationeducation#education#eighth-grade#national-assessment-of-educational-progress#pandemic#us-history
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