Students work in the library at D.H.H. Lengel Middle School in Pottsville, Pa., in March 2022. Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth-graders in the U.S.
(Lindsey Shuey / Associated Press)
Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth-grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding of either subject.
The scores were released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The same assessment reported in October that every single state had seen a decline in math or reading scores amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest scores, officials said, reflect more of the impact of the disruptions from the virus that shuttered schools across the country.
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