"To William Galston, Brookings Institution senior fellow of governance studies, the distinctions between schools aren't as clear as the general decline in the civic mission of high schools and colleges. More students are getting more formal education than students 50 years ago, he says, but today's students have fewer civics requirements as the value of higher education is more often defined in economic terms."
Tracey Wong Briggs in USA Today reports the results of a study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute that quizzed college students nationwide about their knowledge of civics.
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