Only 12 Percent of High School Seniors ‘Proficient’ in History
Actually, no…the kids are not alright:
Only 12 percent of American 12th graders know enough history to score “proficient” in the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Only 17 percent of eighth graders and 20 percent of fourth graders achieved similar levels of grade-appropriate knowledge.
Great news for Michele Bachmann and the teabagger astroturf front groups; bad news for America.
P.S. I got almost all the answers on the sample questions right, and I’m Canadian…