The nation’s report card is poised to expand its assessment of American students’ civics knowledge, potentially creating the nation’s first state-by-state results on a topic with strong bipartisan ...

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, ...

Starting next month, green card holders seeking to become U.S. citizens will be taking a new and longer version of the naturalization test. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently had the opportunity to attend a U.S. naturalization ceremony. This ceremony is the culmination of the lengthy legal immigration process, during which the participants officially become U.S.

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 ...

Test scores for eighth-grade students in the US declined in both US history and civics in 2022, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often referred to as ...

One morning this January, Yulia Wardani stepped into a small office in downtown Newark to change her identity. Across the desk was an officer of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who ...