Commentary: New Teaching Standards Need to Include Democracy

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New educational standards that take effect in 2014 promise to replace the much maligned approach of No Child Left Behind with a focus on comprehension and understanding.  While the benchmarks have educators excited, Jacques Benninga says the focus on reading and mathematics shouldn't eclipse teaching the fundamentals of American democracy.

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