Iowa students will be required to pass a civics test to graduate high school under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed. Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, the new measure makes it mandatory for ...

The Iowa Senate passed a bill requiring high school students to pass a civics test identical to the U.S. citizenship test. Students must score at least 60% to graduate, with retake opportunities ...

There are thousands of students in Indiana who were in 3rd grade last school year and did not advance to the 4th grade this school year. The IREAD retention law now requires 3rd grade students to be ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- Iowa high school students could soon be required to pass a civics test to graduate and receive their diploma. House Study Bill 30 would require students to pass a U.S.

Representatives assemble Jan. 13 in the Iowa House chamber for the first day of this year’s legislative session at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...