MedicalConspiracies- US students show poor grasp of civics basics

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Bruce Chesley
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Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 23:03:42 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: [Texas Net] US students show poor grasp of civics basics

--- On Fri, 5/6/11, Grayghost <Grayghost@eaglecom.net> wrote: http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-05/news/29513556_1_civics-average-eighth-grade-scores-students-show Give thanks for this to the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND and the other ILLEGAL activities of the federal government involving education! US students show poor grasp of civics basics May 05, 2011|By Sam Dillon, New York Times NEW YORK — Fewer than half of US eighth-graders knew the purpose of the Bill of Rights on the most recent national civics exam, and one in 10 demonstrated acceptable knowledge of the checks and balances between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, according to test results released yesterday. Three-quarters of high school seniors who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress were unable to identify the effect of foreign policy on other nations or name a power granted to Congress.

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