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• Position: STATELINE - More emphasis on social science education - Brief article

The intensive time required to prepare students for mandatory testing in the nation's public schools is stealing time away from other subjects. Students no longer have time to discuss and study the news, and ultimately become educated about and engaged in their country and their world, according to a new report by the Carnegie-Knight Task Force based at Harvard University. Nearly 75 percent of the teachers surveyed say they...