H.R. 6525 would amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inAmerican History and Civics Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to editdirect the wikiCommissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and be12.

Requires the firstCommissioner to provide a detailed summaryconduct, in at least ten geographically diverse states, trial state academic assessments of student achievement in: (1) U.S. history in grades 8 and 12; and (2) civics in grades 8 and 12.

Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the bill!)participating states.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 7/16/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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== Points in Favor ==

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