How would you rate in this live national civics test? High school students from across America will test their knowledge of ...

A naturalization ceremony aboard "Old Ironsides" held in coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 02, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Donovan Keller) U.S.

A naturalization ceremony aboard "Old Ironsides" held in coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 02, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Donovan Keller) U.S.

When the blueprint for the nation’s report card on civics was last updated, in 1996, there was no social media, no super PACs in campaign finance, and no federal Department of Homeland Security. Now, ...

Eighth-grade U.S. history and civics test scores dropped last year to their lowest levels ever recorded by the Department of Education. These are just the latest declines among subjects tested since ...

Last month, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) touted a new study reporting that, as the press release headline had it, “State-Mandated Civics Test Policy Does Not Improve Youth ...

Last week, lawmakers in Oregon proposed a bill that would require all public-school students in the state to pass the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test before receiving their high-school ...

A voting sign outside Salina Intermediate School in Dearborn, Mich., during the state's primary on Feb. 27. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post) Regarding Daniel Pink’s March 5 Tuesday Opinion column, ...

Today, most Americans can’t answer even basic questions about their government. Some states are taking steps to change that. Last week, lawmakers in Oregon proposed a bill that would require all ...