The new social studies standards are now being reviewed as part of a public comment period that ends June 30. There is no date set for a final vote by the board, but it won't be rushed. Here's information on how to comment:pic.twitter.com/q5DlwUT2en
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The new social studies standards are now being reviewed as part of a public comment period that ends June 30. There is no date set for a final vote by the board, but it won't be rushed. Here's information on how to comment:pic.twitter.com/q5DlwUT2en
Here are some notable proposed changes in the Michigan social studies curriculum. #miched http://bit.ly/2l4lBZ0 pic.twitter.com/qKxdCuun64
The invitation to Colbeck was extended because of his intense interest in the topic, the director of the office of educational improvement at MDE said. According to the director, without the department’s knowledge, Colbeck invited other conservatives to join the group.
At Colbeck’s urging, 13 references in Michigan's social studies curriculum to “core democratic values” were deleted or changed to “core values.”pic.twitter.com/VGHFYmML3x
ICYMI: Michigan Sen. Patrick Colbeck attacks Bridge's ‘inaccurate’ reporting on social studies role, we respond paragraph-by-paragraph http://bit.ly/2t5CyG3 pic.twitter.com/eahPPCYZMG
Michigan school board Democrats: We will block proposed conservative social studies changes http://bit.ly/2t8iuD8 #MichEd
In dueling speeches on the Michigan Senate floor Tuesday night, Sen. @DavidKnezek, D-Dearborn Heights, blasted proposed social studies standards. This is a transcript of Knezek’s speech. http://bit.ly/2l9hT0r pic.twitter.com/LA7hNmEsSI
Here is Sen. @pjcolbeck's, R-Canton Twp., response - in his own words - to Knezek's speech blasting proposed, controversial changes to Michigan's social studies standards: ‘There is a culture war going on’ http://bit.ly/2HOLwNc pic.twitter.com/LufYm2rGDa
The good news here is that he tried to do this a few years ago and it was a huge fail. "Public comment will be accepted" actually means "we'll pretend to listen to you and do whatever we want anyway."
The most chilling change I've found so far - let's not talk about how the Holocaust came to be, let's just discuss how America fixed everything. Because why, in 2018, would we want to have an informed conversation about the rise of fascism?pic.twitter.com/Z3YE15KGQO
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