U.S. History Scores Are Falling, but It's Not Just Because of the Pandemic
National test scores released on Wednesday showed a marked drop in students' knowledge of U.S. history and a modest decline in civics, a sign of the pandemic's alarming reach, damaging student performance in nearly every academic area.The pandemic plunge in U.S. history accelerated a downward trend that began nearly a decade ago, hitting this recent low at a time when the subject itself has become increasingly politically divisive.