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Susan Griffin

Executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies

Susan Griffin in the executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies, the largest association in the U.S. devoted to social studies education.

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Putting politics ahead of facts on AP U.S. history

By Susan Griffin, Sept. 1, 2014

Don't be fooled by the fringe group of critics saying that changes to AP U.S. history — one of the most highly regarded American high school courses — amount to historical revisionism. Their criticism is unfounded.