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New Data: Students Ready to Learn, but Colleges Fail to Require Essential Classes
While general knowledge remains poor, ACTA’s arts and sciences survey shows that students have a strong appetite for learning.
How much do you know about our system of government? Take this quick civics quiz to find out! It takes only 2 minutes, is completely anonymous, and doesn’t require your email address or other personal information. Please share it widely with family and friends.
In ACTA’s 10th annual What Will They Learn? report, we found that only 17% of colleges and universities require their students to take a course in U.S. Government or History. The consequences are alarming: Many students and adult citizens cannot answer basic questions on American government. In our 2015 survey, over 10% of college graduates thought that Judith Sheindlin—”Judge Judy”—was a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
While general knowledge remains poor, ACTA’s arts and sciences survey shows that students have a strong appetite for learning.
RALEIGH — A national group focused on academic freedom and excellence is backing a North Carolina House bill that would increase courses in American history and government.
John and Abigail Adams envisioned an America with a school in every neighborhood and a well-informed citizenry that was adept in languages, literature, and music; science, history, and religion. Their vision was practical until the ages recast it, little by little. Then, sometime between Joseph McCarthy and Joan Baez, the status quo of the educational […]
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