Friday, July 3, 2026 | As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, concerns over inadequate preparation of young Americans to understand the nation’s founding remain prominent. U.S. history ranks as the lowest-performing subject on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, with just 13 percent of eighth graders proficient and four in 10 below basic levels in 2022, while civics proficiency sits around one in five students...