To determine how successfully colleges and universities teach American history, government, and economics, more than 14,000 undergraduate students at 50 universities were tested on American civics. This report details how students around the country and Texas performed.
K-12 Education
Connecting History to Students’ Daily Lives
Right now, the only world history most Texas students receive in elementary and middle school happens in sixth grade World Cultures—and even then, it is limited. Students may briefly learn about the origin of certain holidays or study Ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy. But too often, that is where the story ends. What...
February 25, 2026