By Alan Singer | Huffington Post "By making state social studies exams optional, we have come to a point where our nation's own history has been marginalized in the classroom and, with it, the means to understand ourselves and the world around us. America's heritage is being eliminated as a requirement for graduation. The alternative-pathways approach being implemented in New York State could revive a system of classroom 'tracking,' in which some students are funneled into strictly academic courses, while others are directed toward occupational training." - Gloria Sesso, co-president of the Long Island Council for Studies - Read Full Story |
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