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The BFUHS Social Studies Department webpage
The BFUHS Social Studies Department webpage
May/June 2011 title to an article in Social Education, written by Sec. of Education Arne Duncan
Quotes by Secretary Duncan in the article:
"Social studies is a core subject, critical to sustaining an informed democracy and a globally competitive workforce."
"Today more than ever, the social studies are not a luxury, but a necessity."
"The social studies play a critical role in creating civically competent young people who make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good and who contribute to an increasingly diverse, but interdependent world."