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It started with a proposal to add a personal finance requirement in the Pennridge School District.
But it has since spiraled into an intense battle over whether high school students should be required to take four or three years of social studies.against cutting social studies graduation requirements. Other board members, teachers, and district administrators worry about a curriculum that will need to be revamped and the potential loss of important content for students.
Pennsylvania requires instruction in world history but an earlier version of the proposal to scale back social studies credits would have made world history an elective.Ron Wurz, a school board member who started the petition, called the proposed cut “a stupid idea” that “will result in at least 25% less instruction in history, geography, civics, government and many other important life skills.”
“We have an obligation to set all students up for success on any future path they choose,” said Megan Banis-Clemens, a board member who argues cutting the requirement would allow students to add more advanced math and science classes, or arts, that might help them with college admissions or technical careers.Keep reading to understand
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