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History to the left of us.
USA Today recently reported on its front page that American high school seniors could not perform even at the most basic level in the subject of history. Less than half the students could identify or explain major events in U.S. history, such as the Monroe Doctrine, Nat Turner's rebellion, or the Bay of Pigs invasion. Why can't Johnny learn history?
The standard culprits deserve blame, including lack of competition in public schools, low standards, and entrenched unions. Another factor in the dismal state of elementary and high-school education however, seeps down from the college level: a pervasive bias that distorts American-history textbooks. A sampling of ...
- Making History: Miss Collegiate African American Pageant (MCAAP)
- Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The Ben Dobbin June 21, 1995 700+ words
...History: Miss Collegiate African American Pageant (MCAAP). In 1984, Frank Mercado...known as the Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant (MCAAP). In 1987, Frank Mercado...Network; the Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant has become a nationally televised...
- Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant taped at Disney World
- Newspaper article from: Washington Afro-American LaWanza Spears June 24, 1995 700+ words
...Afro-American 06-24-1995 Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant taped at Disney World:. Historically Black Colleges uplifted...campus queens The Ninth Annual Miss Collegiate African American Pageant once again brought together the country's top African...
- MISS COLLEGIATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAGEANT: On The Fast Track Of
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Cheryl Ann Wadlington July 8, 1994 700+ words
...Tribune, The 07-08-1994 MISS COLLEGIATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAGEANT: On The Fast Track Of Changing. Old Tradition At a moment...you are on the outside -- the Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant (MCAAP), now in its 8th year, is quickly changing America...
- Fourth annual Miss Collegiate African-American pageant to be held June 24 at...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 6, 1990 700+ words
4TH ANNUAL MISS COLLEGIATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAGEANT TO BE HELD JUNE 24 AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4th Annual Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant, hosted by Universal Studios in Hollywood, Calif., will...
- USA. New York. New York City. Winner of the Miss American Pageant. 1954....
- Picture from: Magnum Photos Eve Arnold January 1, 1954 700+ words
...New York. New York City. Winner of the Miss American Pageant. 1954. Keywords: America North America Atlantic...New York. New York City. Winner of the Miss American Pageant. 1954. USA 1954. USA. 1954 1954 Magnum Photos
- Reagan, in his own hand: The writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His...
- Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History O'Connor, Brendon December 1, 2001 700+ words
Reagan, in his own hand: The writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America. Edited...York: The Free Press, 2001, 549pp. Looking back at the Reagan presidency two policy experiments exemplify the Reaganite...
- Reagan's legacy; A look back at The Gipper.(OPED)(POLITICAL BOOKS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times October 28, 2003 700+ words
...why Peter Robinson's charming "How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life" is worth reading. Atop that...the commuting Metro masses. "Not another Reagan book," some faces seem to say. "A Reagan self-help book? Reagan as a religious figure...
- Reagan has cast a long shadow over politics, policy.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 6, 2004 700+ words
...Tackett and Jeff Zeleny WASHINGTON _ Ronald Reagan's shadow is long and lingering. It is most...Party, where every successful candidate since Reagan has tried to claim the mantle of "Reagan Republican." There are no Bush Republicans...
Source: HighBeam Research, History to the left of us.