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 Posted: Wed May 16th, 2007 04:19 pm
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 Modest Gains Seen in U.S. Students’ History Scores

Federal officials reported today that students in fourth, eighth and 12 grade showed modest increases in test scores in history, although more than half of the nation’s high school seniors still showed poor command of even basic facts like the impact of the cotton gin on the slave economy or the causes of the Korean War.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/education/16cnd-history.html?ex=1336968000&en=1bab553b01016937&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss