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Direct Democracy in Action

created May 25, 2016 11:33 AM

Note: The following article is excerpted from the May 2016 edition of Teach the Election , "Initiatives, Recalls, and Referendums." For the full issue (and all other issues), subscribe to the ...

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Tags: California History, Proposition 1613, Prop 13, civic responsibility, SB 1174, Ballot measure, English Language Education, Ballot proposition, Lara, Proposition 1660, Initiative, Election, Proposition 50, Petition

The Return of Historical Significance

created May 20, 2016 10:31 AM

New Framework Marks the Beginning of the End of Marginalization by Nancy McTygue On Thursday, May 19, the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) voted to send the latest draft ...

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Tags: crisis in education, HSS Content Standards, Curriculum, civic responsibility, Common Core, Standards, Framework, inquiry, primary sources

The Futile Quest for Coverage

created May 05, 2016 03:24 PM

“How are we supposed to get through all of this material?” By Beth Slutsky Many teachers like California's new History-Social Science Framework , which is scheduled for adoption this ...

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Tags: California History, HSS Content Standards, textbooks, Curriculum, Framework, inquiry, primary sources

How Does Money Impact a Presidential Election?

created May 02, 2016 02:18 PM

Note: The following article is excerpted from the April 2016 edition of Teach the Election , "Money, Influence, and Presidential Elections." For the full issue (and all other issues), subscribe ...

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Tags: Curriculum, Super PACs, PACs, Citizen's United, SpeechNow.org, Campaign finance

Shifting Instruction

created Apr 18, 2016 02:13 PM

How to change the conversation in our classrooms by Nancy McTygue First, the bad news. We’re not getting new standards anytime soon. I know we need them, and maybe the powers that be ...