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<p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;color:#252525;padding:0;text-align:left">The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently issued a Proposed Rule on “Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)” in the Federal Register. <a href="http://historycoalition.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=08692bfb14b4b62cef6bb2878&id=e9d6f7638d&e=79ebd3acbe" style="color:#bd0922;text-decoration:none;background-color:transparent;word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:normal" target="_blank">To access the proposed rule, click here.</a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;color:#252525;padding:0;text-align:left">NARA is holding a public meeting on the proposed rule on May 28, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. at the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives main building. RSVPs are required in advance since seating is limited to a first come basis. Send RSVPs to <a href="mailto:cui@nara.gov" target="_blank">cui@nara.gov</a> or <a href="tel:202-357-6870" value="+12023576870" target="_blank">202-357-6870</a>. Access to the meeting will be through the Special Events entrance of the National Archives Building on Constitution Avenue and 7<span style="font-size:13.5px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">th</span> Street, NW.<br>
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<font color="#b22222"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>NAEP & The Nation's Report Card </strong></span></font><br>
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<span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Teaching Better Civics for Better Citizens </span></strong><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">The Wall Street Journal, 5.12.2015 </span></span><br>
<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/teaching-better-civics-for-better-citizens-1431471803" target="_blank">http://www.wsj.com/articles/teaching-better-civics-for-better-citizens-1431471803</a><br>
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<span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">"Nation's report card" reveals stagnant student achievement </span></strong></span><br>
<span style="line-height:1.6em">CBS News, 4.29.2015</span><br>
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nations-report-card-reveals-stagnant-student-achievement-education/" target="_blank">http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nations-report-card-reveals-stagnant-student-achievement-education/</a><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Many 8th graders score poorly on US history, civics exam</strong><br>
Boston Herald, 4.29.2015<br>
<a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/2015/04/many_8th_graders_score_poorly_on_us_history_civics_exam" target="_blank">http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/2015/04/many_8th_graders_score_poorly_on_us_history_civics_exam</a></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Many students still lack grasp of US history</strong><br>
Minnesota Public Radio, 4.29.2015<br>
<a href="http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2015/04/little-progress-in-understanding-of-civics-report-says/" target="_blank">http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2015/04/little-progress-in-understanding-of-civics-report-says/</a></span>
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<strong>Pelosi Announces Appointments to National Women's History Museum Commission </strong><br>
Democratic Leader Press Release, 5.8.2015 <br>
<a href="http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/pelosi-announces-appointments-to-national-womens-history-museum-commission/" target="_blank">http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/pelosi-announces-appointments-to-national-womens-history-museum-commission/</a><br>
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