State Board of Education Seeks Public Feedback on Social Studies Standards

The state board of education is seeking public feedback on social studies standards for grades K-12.
Public review of the standards, which outline what students are expected to know and do by the end of a course or grade is the first step in a standards review that will last over a year.
The public may provide comments and make suggestions online at http://apps.tn.gov/tcas
The website is open until April 30.
The current social studies standards were approved in 2013 and first implemented in the 2014-15 school year.
In recent months. there has been a growing concern across the state over how students learn about religion in social studies classes, particularly the study of Islam.. Students in the sixth and seventh grades currently learn about major world religions in the context of world history.
The Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE) is responsible for reviewing academic standards every six years, and recent legislation (Public Chapter 423) specifically outlines the process for review, including this website for public feedback, of the English language arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies standards. Currently, the social studies standards are available for review through April 30, 2016.
Social Studies Standards
This website is currently open for the first of two windows of public feedback on the state social studies standards. This first window will close April 30, 2016. You will find the current social studies standards posted on this site. The SBE will work in conjunction with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to collect all of the comments submitted to this website. Educator development teams will review the website feedback this summer and make revisions to the standards. Another draft set of standards will be posted following these changes in fall 2016 and an appointed Standards Recommendation Committee will make the ultimate recommendation for new social studies standards to the SBE in early 2017.
For more information about the standards review process for all subjects, please visit: http://www.tn.gov/sbe/topic/standards-review. Questions or concerns can be directed to TNStandardsReview@tn.gov.