PHILADELPHIA - A new report points out troubling statistics, that test scores are down nationwide, especially in history and civics.
Experts think the pandemic played a big part in the decline.The information was released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and it indicates history and civic scores for 8th graders nationwide have tumbled.The NAEP tests students in civics proficiency every four years."It’s not great," stated Chief Learning Officer at the National Constitution Learning Center, Dr.
Kerry Sautner. "It is a massive nine point drop in history and a three point drop in civics. This is a big deal."The NAEP tests students in civics proficiency every four years."The nation’s report card.