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Appendix 3

Voluntary Model Standards and Standards Projects

Mathematics -- Released 1989

To order Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, contact:

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Order Processing
1906 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 22091
800-235-7566

Item # 398E1; ISBN 0-87353-273-2
Cost $25, discount for bulk orders

Arts -- Released March 1994

To order copies of National Standards for Arts Education, contact:

Music Educators National Conference Publications Sales
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, VA 22091
800-828-0229
Contact: Peggy Senko

In coordination with the American Alliance for Theater and Education, the National Art Education Association, and the National Dance Association.

Item number: 1605
Cost: $12 for members, $15 for nonmembers

Civics and Government -- Released November 1994

To order copies of National Standards for Civics and Government, contact:

Center for Civic Education
5146 Douglas Fir Road
Calabasas, CA 91302-1467
800-350-4223
Contact: Charles Quigley

(Also supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts.)

ISBN 0-89818-155-0
Cost $12.00 plus s/h, discount for bulk orders (sales tax charged in CA)

Geography -- Released October 1994

To order copies of Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, 1994, contact:

National Council for Geographic Education
16A Leonard Hall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA 15701
(412) 357-6290; fax: (412) 357-7708
Contact: Connie McCardle
COST: Up to 10 copies, $7.00 each; over 10 copies, $6.00 each; shipping and handling extra.

In coordination with the Association of American Geographers, the National Geographic Society, and the American Geographical Society. (Also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities).

For reprint permission, contact:

Kirk Ealy
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-4688
(202) 828-6604; fax: (202) 429-5701

History -- Released October/November 1994

National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA
231 Moore Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-825-4702
Contact: Charlotte Crabtree

(Also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.)

Three volumes are available:

1. National Standards for History (grades K-4); cost $7.95 plus s/h for educators, $12.95 plus s/h for institutions (sales tax charged in CA);

2. National Standards for United States History (grades 5-12); cost $18.95 plus s/h for educators, $24.95 plus s/h for institutions (sales tax charged in CA); and

3. National Standards for World History (grades 5-12), cost $18.95 plus s/h for educators, $24.95 plus s/h for institutions (sales tax charged in CA).

Science -- Completion: late 1995

To order copies of draft standards, contact:

National Science Education Standards Project
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
202-334-1399
Contact: Angelo Collins

(Also supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institutes of Health.)

Foreign Languages -- Completion: winter 1995-1996

To order copies of draft standards, contact:

National Standards in Foreign Language Education
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc. (ACTFL)
6 Executive Plaza
Yonkers, NY 10701-6801
914-963-8830
Contact: Jamie Draper

(Also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.)

U.S. Department of Education

For general information about content standards development, contact:

Office of Educational Research and Improvement
National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum and Assessment
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20208-5573

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