Data are collected using publicly available state statute, administrative code and, in some cases, curriculum and standards frameworks. A profile was sent to each state for review and modification, as needed.
Are there high school graduation requirement in civics or citizenship education? Three credits in social studies.--A student must earn one credit in United States History; one credit in World History; one-half credit in economics, which must include financial literacy; and one-half credit in United States Government. The United States History EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student's final course grade.
State standards include civics or citizenship education Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine Standards for Social Studies (grade-level standards for K-8, grade-cluster standards for high school) include a strand of standards for Civics and Government. According to the Sunshine Standards, over the course of their studies, students should meet the following general standards related to civics and government: 1.) demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system, 2.) evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of United States citizens and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system, 3.) demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions, and organization of government, and 4.) demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues in world affairs, and evaluate the role and impact of United States foreign policy.
State statutes (laws) that address civics, citizenship education or social studies Duties of each state instructional materials committee: When recommending instructional materials for use in the schools, each committee shall require, when appropriate to the comprehension of students, that materials for social science, history, or civics classes contain the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. the legislature's recognition regarding teacher quality that "professional educators play an important role in shaping the future of this state and the nation by developing the knowledge and skills of our future workforce and laying the foundation for good citizenship and full participation in community and civic life."
Teachers are required to teach the history and content of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and amendments thereto, the arguments in support of adopting our republican form of government, as they are embodied in the most important of the Federalist Papers, flag education, the elements of civil government, the history of the United States, the history of the holocaust and the history of African Americans.