The authors describe the politicization of the process to revise Michigan's social studies standards from 2005 to the present. In 2005, critics objected to the omission of topics they considered important, even though the content expectations document was not intended to be an exhaustive list of material to be covered. The latest, more limited…

In 2007, a consortium of more than 50 schools of education came together to transform doctoral education for practitioners--in so doing creating the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. The project's goal is to redesign the degree to make it the highest-quality degree for the advanced preparation of school practitioners and clinical…