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Hepburn, Mary A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
A right-wing group has succeeded in banning Edwin Fenton's social studies inquiry series after stormy debates between State textbook selection people and professional educators. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Science Curriculum, Social Studies
Elmore, Randy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
In Georgia, support for middle schools has waned. Pressured by high-income parents and the standards/accountability movements, the state superintendent of schools denigrates Georgia's middle schools and has sought to remove special funding and reinstate tracking. However, the "Turning Points" ideals exemplified at Crabapple School remain…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Leadership Responsibility, Middle Schools, Politics of Education
