The committees writing the proposed social studies standards are required to finish their work by the end of the day today. They are revising the original version of the standards, which was released in September and drew strong criticism. Some teachers, parents, and others said the first draft was politically biased, included too many names and facts, and contained age inappropriate standards. Dr. Todd Flanders is the chair of the committee that is writing the US History standards. Dr. Todd Flanders is the chair of the committee that is writing Minnesota's U-S history standards.