The Mississippi Board of Education voted to receive public comment on whether to eliminate the state U.S. history test as a high school graduation requirement. Gary Reyes TNS The Mississippi Board of ...
Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics dropped on the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card”—a decline that brings student achievement in these subjects back down to 1990s levels. The new ...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in civics, U.S. history, and geography have been indefinitely postponed for fourth and twelfth graders. The Obama administration says this is due ...
Mississippi board ends U.S. history exam as a graduation requirement in 2025. Students must still complete U.S. history coursework to earn a diploma. Board cites cost savings, reduced stress; critics ...