SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -Today’s civic lesson is what’s a concurrent resolution?
It’s what the Senate Education Committee advanced directing the South Dakota Department of Education to ensure students are well-versed in civics and government.
President and CEO of the Chiesman Center for Democracy in Rapid City, Rob Timm, says statistics reveal a substandard civic education.
Timm says less than 25% of America's 4th, 8th and 12th graders are proficient in civics. He says 12th grade scores are actually dropping with more than 1/3 of students scoring below basic proficiency.
While the Department of Education supports the resolution it’s non-binding, lacking the force of law. The definition of concurrent resolution.