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Kids are losing ground in civics. A first-ever Colorado civics bee hopes to turn that around.

The deficits in students’ grasp of civics became more apparent when the results of last spring’s National Assessment of Educational Progress which includes state and national tests that gauge student achievement in subjects including reading, math and civics revealed fewer students reaching proficiency in civics. Colorado students in the Denver metro area, Arvada, Buena Vista, Craig and Pueblo put their civics knowledge to the test in local contests. Bee organizers at the state and national level say the task of polishing students’ grasp of civics falls on far more than educators. ....

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