Dr. Holly Brewer, associate professor of history at NC State:
“The claim by DPI officials that more history will be taught under the new proposals is misleading.” (News & Observer op-ed)
State Senate leader Marc Basnight:
“I am absolutely opposed to any change that would limit the study to the years proposed.” (Letter to State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison and state Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson)
Supporters of the proposed changes include the Department of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, the News & Observer, the Sanford Herald, and Dr. Stephen Jackson of NC Policy Watch.
The North Carolina Association of Educators has not made an official statement, although they appear to side with DPI.
“Draft version 1.0 has created an up roar [sic] due to the fact that some teachers saw only part of the draft standards and thought that the State DPI was going to leave out important pieces of American History; which is not true! . [sic]” (Angela Farthing, NCAE Center for Curriculum & Training, NCAE SBE Overview, February 8, 2010)
