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Peer reviewedHaynes, Charles C. – Educational Leadership, 1989
As more states mandate study about religions, educators now have support for including religion in the curriculum. To address religion's role in American history and culture, three new curriculum publications from the Wiliamsburg Charter Foundation, the National Council on Religious and Public Education, and the World Curriculum Development Center…
Descriptors: American Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHaynes, Charles C. – Educational Leadership, 1987
The role of religion in American society has been ignored by textbook publishers and is not being taught in U.S. schools. The support for the separation of church and state is eroding as a result. Includes a sidebar providing supplementary resource materials on religion for use by teachers. (MD)
Descriptors: Church Role, Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation
Jenkinson, Edward B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Reviews proceedings in "Mozert v. Hawkins County," in which the Sixth Circuit Court found that Holt reading series used by Hawkins County Public Schools caused the plaintiff students to "forfeit a free public education." Implications of this court decision are discussed. The judge narrowed the scope of the decision to the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Censorship, Court Litigation, Cultural Influences
