The nation's eighth graders are scoring poorly in history, geography and civics. The National Assessment of Educational Progress tested eighth graders in 2010 and again last year with about 50% of the students scoring "basic" in the three subjects. Between one-quarter and one-third scored below and only 1 to 3% of the 29,000 students scored in the advanced range.
Tab O’Neal discussed these statistics with Bill Wilson, the Director of the Madison Institutes in James Madison University’s office of Outreach & Engagement. He currently serves as the state director for both We the People: Project Citizen and iCivics and has served as a Commissioner on the Virginia Civics Commission.
You can find more information on iCivics here and Project Citizen here.
