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State of the American student: Here are 2 perspectives

By Matt Zalaznick

There is some good news but more not-so-good news in a pair of wide-ranging reports on how students across the U.S. are faring academically and civically this fall.

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State of the American student: Here are 2 big perspectives

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"Talking Out of School": Why media literacy now matters so much

Matt Zalaznick

Social Studies Stories

October 06, 2023

Superintendent's Playbook: How to make more progress with interventions

"It forces collaboration between social studies, math, English and science teachers," explains Superintendent John Dignan of Wayne-Westland Community Schools, about embedding interventions into core instruction. "They're working together and our kids are getting the medicine they need—it's not just about remediation, it's about acceleration."

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August 14, 2023

Second state opts out of popular AP African American Studies class

Arkansas teachers were told just 48 hours before the start of the 2023-24 school year that students would not get credit for the newly-created AP African American Studies, a course that is in high demand elsewhere.

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August 04, 2023

Head scratcher? Florida blocks AP Psychology over LGBTQ+ content

State education officials have told superintendents that college-level AP Psychology can only be taught if content covering sexual orientation and gender identity is excluded.

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July 20, 2023

New low: Florida's revised Black history standards consider 'the benefits of slavery'

Slavery was beneficial because the people enslaved acquired skills—that's something Florida's middle school students will learn under new African American history standards.

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June 22, 2023

Latest PTA survey reveals how parents are feeling after the 2022-23 school year

In an era when the phrase "parents' rights" blurs many K12 lines, superintendents and their teams can gather insights from the National PTA's polling of the less vocal majority.

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June 14, 2023

Why was this superintendent fired by her board during social studies clash?

With students and teachers protesting Tuesday over the narrowing of a social studies curriculum, the Temecula Valley Unified School District's board fired its superintendent, Jodi McClay.

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May 03, 2023

8th-graders are failing to grasp how democracy works, report card shows

First-ever decline in civics scores raises alarms about students' ability become "full participants in American democracy,” say Nation's Report Card officials.

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State of the American student: Here are 2 perspectives

State of the American student: Here are 2 big perspectives

"Talking Out of School": Why media literacy now matters so much

Social Studies Stories

Superintendent's Playbook: How to make more progress with interventions

Second state opts out of popular AP African American Studies class

Head scratcher? Florida blocks AP Psychology over LGBTQ+ content

New low: Florida's revised Black history standards consider 'the benefits of slavery'

Latest PTA survey reveals how parents are feeling after the 2022-23 school year

Why was this superintendent fired by her board during social studies clash?

8th-graders are failing to grasp how democracy works, report card shows