Thursday, January 1, 2015

Tennessee Teenagers Could be Required to Know as Much About America as Immigrants Seeking Citizenship

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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, left, poses for photo with Hannah Wilson as other students wait their turn after he spoke Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Red Bank High School in Red Bank, Tenn. Called "Tennessee Promise," the plan seeks to cover a full ride at two-year colleges for any high school graduate. It is a cornerstone of Haslam's "Drive to 55" campaign to improve the state's graduation rates from the current 32 percent to 55 percent by 2025 in order to help improve overall job qualifications and attract employers to the state. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Angela Lewis Foster) THE DAILY CITIZEN OUT; NOOGA.COM OUT; CLEVELAND DAILY BANNER OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT: ANGELA LEWIS FOSTER/CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS

If high school seniors in Tennessee want a high school diploma, they could be required to understand the Constitution and U.S. history at least as well as legal immigrants seeking citizenship, under a proposal to be considered by the state legislature this year.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, left, poses for photo with Hannah Wilson as other students wait their turn after he spoke Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Red Bank High School in Red Bank, Tenn. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Angela Lewis Foster)

Tennessee House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick, a Republican, introduced legislation to require the state’s students to answer 60 out of 100 questions correctly on a civics test if they are to receive a high school diploma, News Channel 5 in Nashville reported.

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4 comments:

  1. BillJanuary 1, 2015 at 11:49 PM

    This will never make it past the ACLU.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    60 out of 100. I guess a low bar is better than none at all. On the other hand, if the way the history of the Civil War is taught today is any indication of the way they will approach Constitutional instruction, it might be better if they didn't.

    David Martin

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