The Case for Reclaiming America’s History and Civics

According to: Wall Street Journal

May 2023

Eighth-Graders History, Civics Test Scores Hit Record Low

According to: Jack Miller Center’s Parent Survey

November 2022

According to: Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Civics Knowledge Survey 2022

According to: Wall Street Journal March 2023

America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It

13% 89% 47% 23% of Eighth-Graders met proficiency standards for U.S. history in 2022 according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress of the U.S. Department of Education of parents deem it “very important” that “ your student have a basic understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the responsibilities of citizenship before they graduate from high school

(Less than half) of U.S. adults could name all three branches of government. 1 in 4 respondents could not name ANY

(less than 1 in 4) of U.S. adults under age 30 said that patriotism was very important to them

We are seeing more evidence that maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes in America that teach civics, democracy and history.