'They think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court': North Carolina lawmakers propose forcing college students to pass a test on US history and government before they graduate. "You ask people, 'Who did ...

In August 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Government Performance and Results Act, a pioneering piece of legislation that required federal agencies to create strategic plans, set annual goals ...

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 ...

Shortly before the 4 th of July, I wrote about the need for a “post-BS” education that focuses far less on celebrating activism and far more on the duties of citizenship and cultivating an ...