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Posted on 12.03.08 by R. Lee Wrights
“Are most people, including college graduates, civically illiterate? Do elected officials know even less than most citizens about civic topics such as history, government and economics? The answer is yes on both counts according to a new study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). More than 2,500 randomly selected Americans took ISI’s basic 33-question test on civic literacy and more than 1,700 people failed, with the average score 49 percent, or an ‘F.’” (12/03/08) Link: http://tinyurl.com/573zd9 Filed under: RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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