Nation’s Report Card revealed 8th graders’ scores have dropped in history and civics

The Nation’s Report Card came in and it revealed that eighth grade scores in history and civics have dropped. Each year the Nation’s Report Card is released as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, and this year, the report said results showed the “profound impact the pandemic had on student learning.” The report showed that “in 2022, the average U.S. history score at eighth grade decreased by five points compared to 2018 and by nine points compared to 2014.” In the civics assessment it reported that...