Most Students Don't Meet 'Proficient' Bar on NAEP in Civics

Fourth graders alone in showing progress

Many high school seniors may be old enough to vote, but just one-quarter of them demonstrate at least a “proficient” level of civics knowledge and skills, based on the latest results from a prominent exam.

That statistic, 24 percent, represents a slight dip from the proportion of 12th graders scoring proficient or “advanced” in the...

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