This isn't about books but is about what should be common knowledge for Americans, so I decided to post about it. I'm still shaking my head.
Press release states NEW STUDY FINDS AMERICANS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, EARN A FAILING GRADE WHEN TESTED ON AMERICAN HISTORY AND ECONOMICS -- More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took [Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s] basic 33 question test on civic literacy and more than 1,700 people failed, with the average score 49 percent, or an “F.” Elected officials scored even lower than the general public with an average score of 44 percent and only 0.8 percent (or 21) of all surveyed earned an “A.”
If you'd like to read more about this, check out ISI's website. You can take the quiz here.
Press release states NEW STUDY FINDS AMERICANS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, EARN A FAILING GRADE WHEN TESTED ON AMERICAN HISTORY AND ECONOMICS -- More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took [Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s] basic 33 question test on civic literacy and more than 1,700 people failed, with the average score 49 percent, or an “F.” Elected officials scored even lower than the general public with an average score of 44 percent and only 0.8 percent (or 21) of all surveyed earned an “A.”
If you'd like to read more about this, check out ISI's website. You can take the quiz here.
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