Why, then,
do the majority of district, state, and federal
education policies prioritize annual assessment results over equally important factors, such as challenging and engaging
curricula; strong social - emotional and
physical health supports; moral and ethical development; and safe, supportive learning environments?
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan posed a central question in his speech at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference: «How can we promote both a well - rounded education with rich offerings across all subjects — civics, geography, economics and history, the arts, foreign languages, physical education, the sciences, et cetera — and simultaneously create a system of real and meaningful accountability that doesn't lead to narrowing of the curriculu
Education Arne Duncan posed a central question in his speech at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference: «How can we promote both a well - rounded
education with rich offerings across all subjects — civics, geography, economics and history, the arts, foreign languages, physical education, the sciences, et cetera — and simultaneously create a system of real and meaningful accountability that doesn't lead to narrowing of the curriculu
education with rich offerings across all subjects — civics, geography, economics and history, the arts, foreign languages,
physical education, the sciences, et cetera — and simultaneously create a system of real and meaningful accountability that doesn't lead to narrowing of the curriculu
education, the sciences, et cetera — and simultaneously create a system of real and meaningful accountability that doesn't lead to narrowing of the
curriculum?»