Governor requests review of Common Core, social studies curriculum | GainesvilleTimes.com

The Hall County school system will continue plans to review its social studies curriculum, in addition to Gov. Nathan Deal calling for social studies curriculum to be revised for the entire state.

“I think it was almost eerie reading the report (Thursday) morning,” said Hall Superintendent Will Schofield. “It was very similar in what our local board is interested in, and has asked us to do.”

Deal has ordered an overall review of the Common Core standards. Additionally he has asked the state board of education to develop a new social studies curriculum and a new model reading list for school boards.

In regard to the statewide social studies curriculum, Deal has asked for it to include teaching civic and fiscal responsibility to students.

The county school system is developing a committee to review the current social studies curriculum, as well as an overall plan of how it would like to proceed. Based on the committee’s findings, a team would be assembled to present a plan to the county board of education.

“We’re going to move forward, and I suspect our efforts will be very similar to what happens in the state,” Schofield said.

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