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A critical theory lens is used to examine the relationship between states educational standardization and voter turnout. The study introduces two new tools: the Standardized Education Index (SEI) measures states levels of educational standardization and the Dichotomous Sort of Accountability Concepts frames a critical analysis of educational standards data. No evidence of a positive relationship between higher levels of SEI and higher voter turnout is found.

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Shelley Pineo-Jensen earned her Ph.D. in Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership in the College of Education at University of Oregon. Her chapter The Ruling Ideas in the Textbook was published in The New Politics of the Textbook. She advocates for social justice as the Chair of Eugene/Springfield Solidarity Network / Jobs with Justice.

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