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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Civil Civics

by Brian Thevenot
January 15, 2010  |  1

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State Board of Education members, in seven hours of amending its social studies curriculum Thursday evening, mostly made nice with one another before stopping short of tackling high school history, the most contentious subject area to date. The result: A view of history that grew both more conservative and more multicultural — two goals that have so often seemed at odds.

Conservative members supported the inclusion of Hispanic historical figures in ways some feared they wouldn’t. Board Member Mary Helen Berlanga had earlier said she was prepared to “fight to the bitter end" for Hispanic history, but found little opposition ...

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  • carlosgiambi wrote on 1/15/2010 1:35 p.m.

    this may be nitpicky, but is it just me or does it seem wrong to describe hellen keller as "outspoken"?