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Nearly one year after a pilot program that put Virginia's fourth, seventh, and ninth grade social studies curriculum on an iPad, Virginia state officials say they have learned…
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New computer games promote civics education
An "unintended consequence" of the No Child Left Behind initiative has been a decrease in civics knowledge, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said May 26 in…
Texas board swamped with criticism over curriculum plan
Conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education were defiant May 19 as a parade of critics came before them, most urging a fresh rewrite of new classroom…
Texas curriculum vote stirs conflict
The injection of conservative ideals into the social studies lessons that will be taught to millions of Texas students might not have as much of an effect on…
Texas board resumes work on social studies curriculum after notable election
Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that could push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a…