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.
Higher Education
Who Teaches the Teachers?
Every state requires public school teachers to be “certified,” and most of that certification runs through a university school of education. New research by TPPF’s Kate Bierly asks a simple question: is that credential actually worth anything? The answer, backed by decades of data, is no. Teacher training used to happen in “normal schools.” The practical, two-year...
July 23, 2026