Denver Students are still demonstrating against the proposed history curriculum which must promote “positive aspects” of the United States and its heritage, while avoiding material that could encourage or condone “civil disorder”, “social strife” or “disregard of the law”. The Jefferson County Board of Education promised to begin reviewing the curriculum, and the AP history course is expected to … [Read more...]

Hundreds of Denver high-school students stormed out of class on Tuesday in protest of a student board’s proposal to focus history education on topics that would encourage respect for authority, patriotism and citizenship. According to the Denver Post, tensions have been building up for some time, mainly because of two issues: the proposed curriculum and the evaluation-based system for rewarding … [Read more...]