In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Rotherham, a Democrat, also served a four-year term on the board from 2005 to 2009, when he was appointed by then-governor Mark Warner, a Democrat. “We The standards refer to the “indelible stain” of slavery and require that in fourth grade students be taught that slavery was the cause of the Civil War, along with secondary factors.
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