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President of the U.S., 1981-1989; Republican Governor (CA) |
1980 platform plank: abolishing Department of Education
In 1980, Ronald Reagan campaigned for the presidency on a platform that included abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. Only recently created by President Jimmy Carter as a political favor to the teachers' unions, the department had failed to deliver either better test scores or more rigorous curriculum dedicated to academic excellence. That sounded like a good idea to me, because I have never believed in federal control of the schools. The vast majority of parents can figure out for themselves how to educate their children and how to provide them with good values. And if some parents can't do so, well, there's most likely someone nearby who can step in. That's what I mean by local control and by the wisdom of letting the fifty states--all those separate laboratories of democracy--chart their own courses on education. The challenge of good schooling, I firmly believe, is best addressed as close to the student as possible. Espoused school vouchers as part of educational reform
When Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, it was not the first time that an American president tried to influence public education. Earlier presidents had tried different strategies to upgrade the educational process in this country, some successfully and some not.Reagan had unsuccessfully attempted to bring school vouchers to fruition. These would have spent public funds on tuition for private or religious schools. Bill Clinton unsuccessfully tried to establish national standards.
Supported mandatory prayer in the public schools
One focus of the Reagan administration from the beginning was an agenda of social issues ranging from opposition to abortion to support for mandatory prayer in the public schools. Much of the social agenda of the conservative fundamentalist supporters of the president was adopted by the executive branch, but Reagan had little success in gaining its acceptance by Congress. Supported school prayer but didn’t push it
Reagan did not devote much energy to other aspects of his so-called “social agenda.” Some of the items, such as his call for a constitutional amendment to restore prayer in schools, were never more than throwaway lines intended to comfort the Religious Right. New patriotism: Teach national pride and civic spirit
One of the things I'm proudest of in the past 8 years [is] the resurgence of national pride that I called the new patriotism. This national feeling is good, but it won't last unless it's grounded in thoughtfulness and knowledge. An informed patriotism is what we want.Are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents? Those of us who are over 35 or so were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. But now some things have changed. Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom--freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special & rare. It's fragile; it needs protection.
If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result in an erosion of the American spirit. Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history & greater emphasis on civic ritual
Replace obsession with dollars with commitment to quality
On education: We all know the sorry story of the sixties and seventies--soaring spending, plummeting test scores--and that hopeful trend of the eighties, when we replaced an obsession with dollars with a commitment to quality, and test scores started back up. There's a lesson here that we all should write on the blackboard a hundred times: In a child's education, money can never take the place of basics like discipline, hard work, and, yes, homework.As a nation we do, of course, spend heavily on education--more than we spend on defense. Opening up the teaching profession to all qualified candidates, merit pay--so that good teachers get A's as well as apples--and stronger curriculum--these imaginative reforms are making common sense the most popular new kid in America's schools.
But the most important thing we can do is to reaffirm that control of our schools belongs to the States, local communities and, most of all, to the parents and teachers.
Tuition tax credits: avoid double payment for private school
Our children come first, and that's why I established a bipartisan National Commission on Excellence in Education, to help us chart a commonsense course for better education. And already, communities are implementing the Commission's recommendations. Schools are reporting progress in math and reading skills. But we must do more to restore discipline to schools; and we must encourage the teaching of new basics, reward teachers of merit, enforce tougher standards, and put our parents back in charge.I will continue to press for tuition tax credits to expand opportunities for families and to soften the double payment for those paying public school taxes and private school tuition. Our proposal would target assistance to low- and middle-income families. Just as more incentives are needed within our schools, greater competition is needed among our schools. Without standards and competition, there can be no champions, no records broken, no excellence in education or any other walk of life.
Establish education savings accounts as college incentive
In 1983 we seek four major education goals: - a quality education initiative to encourage a substantial upgrading of math and science instruction through block grants to the States;
- establishment of education savings accounts that will give middle and lower-income families an incentive to save for their children's college education and, at the same time, encourage a real increase in savings for economic growth;
- passage of tuition tax credits for parents who want to send their children to private or religiously affiliated schools;
- a constitutional amendment to permit voluntary school prayer. God should never have been expelled from America's classrooms in the first place.
Targeted Dept. of Education to be abolished, but failed
The great social concerns of education and public health became back-burner issues for the Reagan administration. Reagan’s anti-government vision had no room for a federal Department of Education, which he had pledged to abolish if elected president. It was one of his silliest promises, and no serious attempt was bad to keep it
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History–Social Science
2017 History–Social Science Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8)
The 2017 History-Social Science instructional materials adoption was conducted under the authority of Article IX, Section 7.5, of the California Constitution and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Education Code and the California Code of Regulations, Title 5. State law describes the process for the adoption of K–8 instructional materials and the requirement that submitted materials be evaluated for consistency with the SBE-adopted academic content standards and evaluation criteria .
General Information
- State Board of Education Adoption Report (DOC)
- Instructional Quality Commission Advisory Report (DOC; 3MB)
Recommendations to the State Board of Education. - Reports of Findings
Review panels' reports of findings for the 2017 History–Social Science Adoption. - Schedule of Significant Events
Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016. - Evaluation Criteria (PDF)
Adopted by the State Board of Education on July 14, 2016. - Implementation/Local Adoption
- Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials (DOC)
- Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California | Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California (DOC)
Guidance for school districts which elect to utilize instructional materials not adopted by the SBE. - Curriculum & Instruction Committee (CISC) Public Resources .
Resources from the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). - 2016 Selection of Non-Adopted K-12 Materials (Includes Decision Tree) (PDF).
A helpful toolkit from CCSESA/CISC that includes an instructional materials adoption decision tree flowchart (see page A-1).
Reviewer Information
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- Application to Serve on the Review Panel was closed on October 31, 2016.
- List of Appointed IMRs
State Board of Education appointed Instructional Materials Reviewers (IMRs) on January 11, 2017.
- List of Appointed CREs
State Board of Education appointed Content Review Experts (CREs) on January 11, 2017. - Panel Assignments
- Social Content Citation Form (DOC)
- Public Comment Form (DOC)
- Criteria Tally Sheet, 7 Column (DOC)
- Criteria Tally Sheet, 3 Column (DOC)
- Criteria Tally Sheet, Blank (DOC)
- Standard not Met Tally (DOC)
Publisher Information
General Information
Publisher Briefings
- Publisher Briefing Agenda: Invitation to Submit Meeting, January 18, 2017
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF; 1MB)
- Intent to Submit Form: due February 1, 2017 (DOC)
- Standards for Evaluating Instructional Materials for Social Content (DOC)
- Publisher Briefing Presentation: September 23, 2016 (PDF)
- Publisher Briefing Webinar: July 28, 2016 (PDF)
Publisher Bulletins
Standards and Criteria Maps
- Evaluation Criteria Map (DOC)
- Publisher Instructions for Evaluation Criteria Map | Publisher Instructions for Evaluation Criteria Map (DOC)
- Standards Map for Kindergarten (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade One (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Two (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Three (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Four (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Five (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Six (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Seven (DOC)
- Standards Map for Grade Eight (DOC)
- Publisher Instructions for Standards Maps | Publisher Instructions for Standards Maps (DOC)
References
2005 History-Social Science Adoption
- State Board of Education List of Adopted Programs
Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on November 9, 2005. - Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
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Grades 9– 12 Standards Map Template and Instructions
- Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions
Templates are completed with citations by publishers and used by local education agencies in reviews of instructional materials.
Selected History–Social Science Topics
Black History
- Celebrating Black History Rosa Louise Parks (PPT)
Did You Know About...?
- African-American Miners on the Lower American River
Brown vs. Board of Education
American Bar Association Division for Public Education
Dialogue on Brown vs. Board of Education (PDF)
Lesson Plans
California Legislative Recommendations 2009-10
César E. Chávez
- César E. Chávez Model Curriculum
Research Center is now available. Contains several thousand primary source documents and more than 500 pictures from historical archives.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
- Background
Includes recommendations for observing this occasion held on September 17th each year. - Resources
Includes excerpts from the History-Social Science content standards.
Human Rights and Genocide
- Human Rights and Genocide Model Curriculum (PDF; 2MB)
- The Genocide Education Project
Resources for teachers on the Armenian Genocide.
Presidential Libraries
- Curriculum Resources at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Includes social science, science, and U.S. history lessons. - Classroom Ready Curriculum at the Reagan Presidential Library
Primary sources and teacher guides related to some of the President Reagan's most famous speeches. - Resources for Teachers at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
Includes a lesson related to the Panama Canal Treaties and other materials for teachers. - Curriculum at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Includes curriculum materials based on the museum exhibits. - Resources for Teachers at the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Includes a number of lesson plans for teachers and links to primary sources for students. - Curricular Resources at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Includes lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school. - Teacher Resources at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
Includes the 'Eisenhower Life Series', a curriculum for grade five through twelve. - Education Programs at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Includes student activities and database of teacher-created lesson plans. - Education Programs and Resources at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
Includes materials for students, teachers, and parents, including curriculum guides with supporting YouTube videos. - Curriculum Guides for Education at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Includes lesson plans for teachers and materials for students.
September 11, 2001
- Remembering September 11, 2001
Books, Web sites and other resources.
Sikhs in California
- California Legislature Recommends Honoring Sikh Americans
A letter from Superintendent Tom Torlakson regarding California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month (November 2012) - Sikhs in America
Link to resources hosted by Public Broadcasting station KVIE.
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