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Article: PANELS SAY NEW HISTORY STANDARDS SHOULD BE REVISED AND RETAINED.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- October 12, 1995
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Byline: ELAINE WOO Los Angeles Times -
WASHINGTON Stepping back from the broadsides launched by conservative critics, two independent review panels of historians, educators and civic leaders said Wednesday newly developed national history standards for elementary and secondary students are biased, but should be revised and retained.
But, they said, thousands of teaching examples provided to supplement the learning standards came dangerously close to promoting a national curriculum and should be eliminated.
The panels, led by a former Republican governor and a university president, drew a sharp distinction between the standards ...