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McAvoy, Paula; Fine, Rebecca; Ward, Ann Herrera – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2016
In this report, the authors present findings from their analysis of social studies state standards. The following questions guided their work: (1) To what extent do middle and high school (grades 8-12) history and civics state standards support teaching about political parties? For the states that do include language about political parties, what…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Social Studies, Politics
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
This article discusses legislative efforts to seek flexibility and to coax changes in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Even before U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings had been confirmed in her job on Inauguration Day, a few states had begun testing her pledge to work with them in carrying out the No Child Left Behind Act in a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing, Legislators, Hearings