Quotable:
"This is a very inward-looking social studies curriculum--a lot of gazing at the Texas navel and a very spare looking outward at the world."
-Gary Nash, Professor at UCLA and Director of the National Center for History in Schools
"Textbook travails: Many concerned over changes to social studies curriculum," El Paso Times
Notable:
681:
Hours it should take each participating state, according to a Department of Education estimate, to prepare a Race to the Top application.
"Extra Homework Applying for Education Grants," New York Times (registration required)