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Direct linkAndrews, Gordon P.; Warren, Wilson J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
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…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Social Studies, State Standards, Educational History
Keefe, James W.; Amenta, Robert B. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (the latest revision of ESEA) has exerted strong pressure on the states to encourage local public schools to improve their standardized test scores. This emphasis reflects a desire on the part of politicians and policy makers for strict accountability in the form of current test scores that can…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Accountability
