Ava Lundell was an Education Policy Initiative intern at the D.C. Policy Center in 2021. Her major duties included qualitative data collection, literature reviews, and writing related to education in D.C. During her time at the D.C. Policy Center, Ava was an undergraduate student and education research assistant at Villanova University studying English, History, and Public Administration. She is pursuing a career in international education policy with a focus on female empowerment.
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D.C. Voices: Social studies standards in D.C.’s public schools
In July 2020, the District of Columbia State Board of Education (DC SBOE), in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), created the Social Studies Standards Advisory Committee to review and update the District’s social studies curriculum. These standards were last revised in 2006. The goal of this…