World history is dismal in most states.

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Foundation's newly released report, The State of State World History Standards, is disappointing. This first-ever review of state academic standards in world history shows that most states are not setting solid, challenging expectations for students in this area. Although 12 states received grades of A or B, 33 states received grades of D or F. Some of the reasons for the poor grades included standards with no substance; incoherent curricula that included every culture, region and religion; too much focus on Western Europe Western Europe

The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). ; virtually no focus on India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. ; and--perhaps most troubling--making world history optional.

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HERE ARE THE TOP STATES
AND THEIR GRADES:

California       A
Massachusetts    A
Virginia         A
Indiana          A
Georgia          A
New York         A
Minnesota        A
South Carolina   A
Arizona          B
Kansas           B
Oklahoma         B
New Jersey       B

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Title Annotation:	quality of education in states
Author:	Ullman, Ellen
Publication:	District Administration
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jul 1, 2006
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