Inclusive Or Indoctrination: The Debate Over New Social Studies Standards

Synthesizing American history is not a simple exercise. What periods, figures, and narratives should emerge in public school classrooms, and who gets to decide? Republicans are decrying some educational standards as having a leftist bent, lacking patriotism. While educators, and advocates for a more complete narrative say we must trust the teachers. On this episode of The Politics Podcast teaching our complicated history to our youth.<img src="https://feedpress.me/link/14838/14410840.gif" height="1" width="1"/>