More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...

Students who studied the U.S. Constitution “a lot” outperformed those who studied it less or not at all on the 2022 NAEP civics exam. (iStock) Perspective by Valerie Strauss The release this month of ...

Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, it will be mandatory for ninth- through 12th-grade students to pass the exam that is taken to become a U.S. citizen to graduate. High schoolers will be required ...

When the blueprint for the nation’s report card on civics was last updated, in 1996, there was no social media, no super PACs in campaign finance, and no federal Department of Homeland Security. Now, ...