Josiah Padley is a Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, where she writes on education and is a manager of the internship program. Her interest in civic involvement began at Baylor University, where she studied Classics, Political Science, and History as a University Scholar. After her graduation, she worked with the Hertog Foundation as a Political Studies Fellow and a Humanities at Hertog program facilitator. Before joining American Experiment, she taught Attic Greek, Latin, and ancient history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Tale of two politicized social studies standards: Minnesota and Texas
Both Minnesota and Texas are in the process of implementing new social studies standards that brought backlash for their politicized origin, alleged instructional bias, and sweeping changes. Besides the fact…