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OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools

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history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? Now, a new annual report about attitudes toward Asian Americans from the advocacy organization LAAUNCH has provided some disturbing answers to some of these questions. We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S.

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We asked Asian American students what they wanted from history instruction. They say including their voices is not enough.

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NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. Now, they say, it’s time for their history classes, educators and textbooks to catch up. KELLEN ZENG.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

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At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. million on TV ads in just the first quarter of 2021, up from $1.2 At Stride Inc., They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates. And I said, ‘You guys aren’t doing anything wrong.

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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

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The legislation is the first of its kind in the states history, Day said. About 13% of children who qualified for assistance were accessing the program in 2021. Multiple advocacy organizations are pushing to increase the eligibility threshold for the program (now 150% of the federal poverty line). It includes $26.25

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With emergency funding drying up, child care is once again on the precipice

The Hechinger Report

Aid from the most recent of the COVID-19 aid programs – the American Rescue Plan passed in 2021 – likely prevented 75,000 centers from permanently closing and preserved 3 million child care slots, according to researchers at The Century Foundation, a think tank.

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OPINION: We need targeted funding for racial equity in our public schools. California may have some lessons for all of us

The Hechinger Report

In a nutshell, these programs exemplify meaningful, targeted investments in marginalized populations and represent a significant course reversal from much of United States history. In February 2021, Los Angeles approved a reform initiative known as the Black Student Achievement Plan. million for a 5,000-student district.”

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

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In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”