More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made changes to the naturalization civics test that will make it more challenging for immigrants to obtain their U.S. citizenship. The changes are ...

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, ...

Students who studied the U.S. Constitution “a lot” outperformed those who studied it less or not at all on the 2022 NAEP civics exam. (iStock) Perspective by Valerie Strauss The release this month of ...

Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, it will be mandatory for ninth- through 12th-grade students to pass the exam that is taken to become a U.S. citizen to graduate. High schoolers will be required ...

As Civic Learning Week kicks off, Purdue University marks a milestone for its Civics Literacy undergraduate degree requirement. Since its adoption for fall 2021, the Purdue civics knowledge test has ...