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Cheney, Lynne V. – 1987
An extensive study of humanities education in the nation's public schools, commissioned by the United States Congress, concludes that history, literature, and languages are inadequately taught, and most students fail to learn important knowledge about their shared past and culture. Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Core Curriculum, Culture, Curriculum Development
National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, DC. – 1991
Several leaders in education have concluded that the United States should have some form of national achievement testing. Such tests are proposed as part of the "America 2000" education strategy. Believing that the experience of other countries will be useful to educators, policymakers, and concerned citizens, the National Endowment for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy