https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
'Of particular concern is the growing share of students who are scoring at the lowest level on these tests. Last spring, 40% of eighth graders fell into that category on the U.S. history test, for example, up from 34% in 2018. That means more students could not point out simple historical concepts in primary documents, such as being able to explain that soldiers died during the Civil War after reading the Gettysburg Address.'
'Only 22% of students tested in 2022 were found to be proficient or advanced in civics. To demonstrate proficiency, students were asked, among other assessments, to show an understanding of the US Electoral College system. They should also “be able to discuss ways that citizens can use the political process to influence government,” the report said.'
"We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class of necessity in every society, to forgo the privilege of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks." -- Woodrow Wilson