Resource Page for Florida Social Studies Standards

1. National and State Reports
• NAEP—Civics 2006 National Report Card
• NAEP—US History 2006 National Report Card
• NAEP—Geography 2001 National Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—Florida Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—Massachusetts Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—New York Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—California Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—Arizona Report Card
• Fordham Foundation—Indiana Report Card
• Albert Shanker Institute—Florida State Review
• Albert Shanker Institute—Massachusetts State Review
• Albert Shanker Institute—New York State Review
• Albert Shanker Institute—California State Review
• Albert Shanker Institute—Arizona State Review
• Albert Shanker Institute—Indiana State Review
2. State Standards—Social Studies
• Florida
• Massachusetts
• New York
• California
• Arizona
• Indiana
3. Articles of Interest
• To Dream the Impossible Dream: Four approaches to national standards and tests for America's schools
• The Coming Crisis in Citizenship
• Albert Shanker Institute—How to Educate a Democracy?
4. Florida Legislation of Interest
• CS/SB 1234 (Civic Education—2007)
  Note: This bill died in Committee on Higher Education Appropriations on 5/4/07
• CS/SB 1238: (World Class Standards—2007)
  Note: This bill died in Committee on Education Pre-K–12 Appropriations on 5/4/07. In addition, this bill includes adding Social Studies to the FCAT, with testing emphasis on History, Government, and Civics
• HB 7087: (2006)
  Note: Page 40, lines 1062–1064 mention requirement of Civics Education for middle grades promotion. This bill passed the Senate 39–1 and the House 90–24.
5. Frameworks
• NAEP US History Framework
• NAEP Geography Framework
• NAEP Civics Framework
• NAEP Economics Framework

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