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Group to Set Civics Education Standards
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Hoping to create "better citizens," Education Secretary Lamar
Alexander yesterday awarded a California think tank $505,000 to
develop national standards in civics education for elementary and
high school students.
The award, to the Center for Civic Education in Los Angeles, is
the latest step in the Bush administration's effort to draft
guidelines to determine what the nation's students should be taught.
Similar grants already have been made to develop standards in
science, history and the arts. Grants to develop standards in
English and geography are expected shortly.
While the new ...
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