Don't know much about history
The Washington Post reports the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores in history, and they ain't pretty. The scores of high school seniors are described as "abysmal", a word that doesn't leave much room for alternate interpretation. One fascinating point is that, "the NAEP results showed no significant difference in test performance between students whose teachers reported adhering closely to content standards, and those who had none to follow." The reason for this is not immediately apparent. The content standards may not be as rigorous as the NAEP standards. The teachers may not be teaching the standard material very effectively. Either way, I'd like to see follow-up on this topic.