... of policy and curriculum, when a formal curriculum program is absent, opportunities arise. Control of the classroom and inherent messaging therein continues to create a high value battleground. When teachers are given the autonomy to set lesson outcomes, opportunities for quality instruction...

...Tracey S. Hodges; Katherine Landau Wright; Julianne M. Coleman; Holly Hilboldt Swain; Claire Schweiker; Behzad Mansouri Purpose Standards and policy changes in K-12 education have created the unintended consequence of reducing instructional time spent on social studies content. This limited time...