I have a long-winded defense of standardized tests that I am happy to inflict on anyone who will listen. But if time is short, I use an oft-repeated phrase from the education world: "If it isn't ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in civics, U.S. history, and geography have been indefinitely postponed for fourth and twelfth graders. The Obama administration says this is due ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Domitrovic is a historian of supply-side economics Last week in high school across the country, the biggest Advanced ...

Eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and civics dropped on the test known as the “Nation’s Report Card”—a decline that brings student achievement in these subjects back down to 1990s levels. The new ...

Mississippi will no longer require high school students to pass a U.S. History state assessment for graduation starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The decision, made by the State Board of Education ...

Happy Women’s History Month. To mark the occasion, as we did during February’s Black History Month, Editor Jeff D'Alessio will recruit community members and other special guests to come up with ...