Study: Teens blank on Constitution Day
Constitution Day is here and many teenagers know little about commemorating the document's signing.
A study being released Monday by a foundation that focuses on journalism and the First Amendment found that 51 percent of high school students questioned had not heard of the day when they are required by law to learn about the Constitution.
The occasion is usually observed on or around Sept. 17, the day the document was adopted in 1787.
Just one in 10 students could remember how his high school marked the day last year, according to the study, paid for by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Miami.
Eric Newton, vice president of the foundation's journalism program, said he worries that an entire generation may lack a solid understanding of the document that governs America's democracy.
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A study being released Monday by a foundation that focuses on journalism and the First Amendment found that 51 percent of high school students questioned had not heard of the day when they are required by law to learn about the Constitution.
The occasion is usually observed on or around Sept. 17, the day the document was adopted in 1787.
Just one in 10 students could remember how his high school marked the day last year, according to the study, paid for by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Miami.
Eric Newton, vice president of the foundation's journalism program, said he worries that an entire generation may lack a solid understanding of the document that governs America's democracy.