The State Education Standard
Vol. 5, No. 1
October 2004

Feature Articles:
Strengthening Representative Democracy

by United States Senator Tom Daschle
An overview of civics education and its importance in American life.


What Needs to Be Done to Ensure a Proper Civic Education

by Charles N. Quigley
The executive director of the Center for Civic Education examines the need for increased attention to civic education.


Citizenship Education: From State Policy to Student Achievement

by Terry Pickeral
Making citizenship education a priority in our schools.


What Does It Mean to Be an American Citizen?

by the Honorable Lee H. Hamilton
The importance of fostering engagement in our democracy.


Civic Education: Meeting the Challenge

by Jan Goehring and Nicole Moore
Findings of the Alliance for Representative Democracy report.


State Policy Approaches and Recommendations to Support Effective Citizenship Education

by Peter Levine, Robert Palaich, Judith Torney-Purta, and Susan Vermeer
Policy options for state boards, legislators, chief state school officers, and district superintendents.


A View from a State Superintendent

by Suellen Reed
Citizenship education in Indiana.


From Policy to Practice: First Amendment Schools Are Laboratories of Democracy

by Molly McCloskey and Sam Chaltain
A look at the reform initiative to help schools teach democratic principles throughout their communities.

Departments:
Editor’s Note

Executive Summary
A message from NASBE Executive Director Brenda Lilienthal Welburn

Washington Notebook

Judicial Review
Student Rights (and Limitations) to Free Expression

State Innovations
Maryland’s Service-Learning Program

The NASBE Interview
Priscilla M. Haden, Facilitator for Civic Education, West Virginia State Board of Education