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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Conscience in the Curriculum, Not Opted Out of It
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Stitzlein, Sarah M. – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2014
A small, but growing, number of states have legislation that protects the conscience of parents by allowing them to opt out of teaching practices and content. Most notably, HB 542 in New Hampshire allows parents to opt their children out of the teaching of any material or through any pedagogical style that they find "objectionable" to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Philosophy, Public Education, World Views
For-Profit Charter Schools and Threats to the Publicness of Public Schools
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Stitzlein, Sarah M. – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2013
Media portrayals and education policies have combined with anecdotes about charter school successes to produce a favorable assessment of charter schools by two-thirds of Americans. Such media celebrations often group an array of charter school types together, thereby disguising their differences. Indeed, the public seems unaware there are…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy