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Talkin' some more about U.S. history standards

2.28.2011

As you probably know, we recently released a?new study,?The State of State U.S. History Standards 2011). Our reviewers, historians Sheldon M. Stern and Jeremy A. Stern, graded states' U.S. history standards (for K-12) and unfortunately, 28 states got Ds or Fs. Here, the authors talk about how they went about their reviews, what makes standards good or bad, etc.

Also,?Fordham's Mike Petrilli and Kathleen Porter-Magee did a radio tour when our study was released. I now have a few more of those clips to provide. Mike talked to KFWB in Los Angeles, California; he also?discussed the study?with KTRH in Houston Texas; and?he chatted with?KOA in Denver, Colorado as well.?Meanwhile, Kathleen?shared?thoughts?with WPTF in North Carolina.

--Amy Fagan

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