FILE - Eighth grade students are pictured during a lecture on internet safety and cyberbullying at the Scofield Magnet Middle School on Oct.
24, 2022, in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)FILE - Eighth grade students are pictur Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding of either subject.The scores were released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The same assessment reported in October that every single state had seen a decline in math or reading scores amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest scores, officials said, reflect more of the impact of the disruptions from the virus that shuttered schools across the country.At a time of some pessimism about the state of the U.S.