Search online for “Do American students know history?” and the answer is negative. As is the case with math and reading, the National Assessment of Education Progress’ latest assessment tests revealed that student knowledge of the American past continues declining.

College students fare little better. A survey conducted 10 years ago by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) revealed depths of ignorance almost as great. In part, this lack of knowledge about our country’s past is simple negligence. As the ACTA report notes, few colleges and universities these days require even a basic American history course in their course of studies.

Unfortunately, many of those who do teach the American past take a political slant, almost always leftist, dwelling on our country’s wrongs

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