Fourth Grade Scores Rise in History, Civics
NAEP Reports Show First Significant Increase in Eight Years
Wednesday, May 16, 2007; 9:58 AM
After years of dreary news and late-night comedy routines about American children's ignorance of their nation's history, federal researchers are reporting significant test score gains in fourth grade U.S. history and civics, as well as the first significant increase in scores for any high school subject in eight years.
Two reports released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal government's standard measure of public school achievement, said the percentage of fourth graders performing at or above the basic level in U.S. history increased from 64 percent in 1994 to 70 percent last year. In civics, the percentage scoring at or above basic climbed from 69 percent in 1998 to 73 percent last year.
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