RAND Research Topic: Civic Education2024-03-19T02:50:37ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/civic-education.htmlSocial Studies Achievement Has Plummeted Nationally. Four Reasons This Trend Will Not Be Reversed Without Systemic ActionRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/05/social-studies-achievement-has-plummeted-nationally.html2023-05-22T19:30:00Z2023-05-22T19:30:00ZThe U.S. Department of Education recently released results from the latest national social studies assessments. U.S. history scores continued a previous pattern of decline and civics scores declined for the first time ever. Reversing these trends will require concerted effort and increased investments at all levels of the U.S. education system.Countering Truth Decay: Q&A with Ray Block, Jr.RAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/01/countering-truth-decay-qa-with-ray-block-jr.html2024-01-03T12:30:00Z2024-01-03T12:30:00ZRay Block, Jr., leads RAND's efforts to combat Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life. It's basic disagreements over not just what's right, but what's real. He advises people to be active consumers of information.