The State of State World History Standards 2006

By yes Chester E. Finn, Jr. , yes Martin A. Davis, Jr. , yes Walter Russell Mead / June 6, 2006

Filed under: Curriculum & Instruction , Digital Learning , Standards, Testing, & Accountability

Our world is quickly shrinking and becoming evermore interconnected. But is America's K-12 education system preparing students for life in a global village? Unfortunately, it is not. Renowned historian Walter Russell Mead, author of Fordham's The State of State World History Standards 2006, found that thirty-three states deserved D or F grades for their world history standards. States do the worst when it comes to teaching Latin American history. At a time of intense national debate about immigration and assimilation, many states do not seem aware that there are countries and cultures south of the Rio Grande.


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