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What Asian American Educator Stories Reveal About Racial Nuances Within ‘People of Color’

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iii] Lee, Erika, 2016. Does this mean that Florida is safe for Asian folks but not for Black and queer folks? [ii] ii] Kim, Jung & Hsieh, Betina, 2022. The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US: Applications of Asian Critical Race Theory to Resist Marginalization.” The Making of Asian America: A History."

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

The Hechinger Report and Reveal asked the state for a list of the primary textbooks used by every public school in all 148 Mississippi districts during the 2016-17 school year. After the state overhauled its standards, the group called it a leader in civil rights instruction. History when they reach high school.

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Put more gender studies in schools’ sex ed courses

The Hechinger Report

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

Johnson started at Collins in 2016 as an assistant principal and took the top job in 2020. She argues, in line with the international human rights position, that children are citizens, too, and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Over that period, the school rose from being labeled a D school to an A school.