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Committee approves change to statewide civics test to align with state standards
Summary
House Bill 397 directs the State Department of Education to develop a statewide civics exam aligned to Idaho content standards, replacing the current naturalization-style test; the committee approved the bill with a due-pass recommendation after hearing support and concerns about testing and local control.
House Bill 397, which would require the Idaho State Department of Education to develop a new statewide civics assessment aligned to state content standards, was approved by the Senate Education Committee and sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Sponsor Senator Cindy Carlson said the bill updates the existing graduation requirement that high school students pass a civics exam, replacing a variation of the U.S. naturalization test with a new assessment aligned to Idaho social studies and American government standards. "Civic literacy is at an all time low," Carlson…
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