B.C or B.C.E.?Some say it's an attempt to keep Kentucky education current with changes in educational institutions and college-entrance exams. Others argue it's political correctness politically correct adj. Abbr. PC 1. Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. run amok Amok (ā`mŏk), in the Bible, post-Exilic Jewish family. , a further attempt to get God out of public schools. The fight is over changing the historical date markers B.C. (before Christ before Christ adv. Abbr. B.C. or b.c. In a specified year of the pre-Christian era. Adv. 1. ) and A.D. (Anno Domini ANNO DOMINI, in the year of our Lord, abbreviated, A. D. The computation of time from the incarnation of our Saviour which is used as the date of all public deeds in the United States and Christian countries, on which account it is called the "vulgar vera." , Latin for "In the year of the Lord") in Kentucky classrooms to B.C.E. (before the Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era). The state Board of Education voted in April to add the secular date designations to the state's program of studies, but after an overwhelming outcry from the public, the board unanimously reversed its decision in June. Other states have added B.C.E. and C.E. to their curricula, including Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and Ohio. |
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