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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). Today, NCHEs work focuses on three areas: professional learning, community building, and advocacy.

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

The Hechinger Report

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. As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. —

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

ED Surge

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

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One of the worst states at caring for low-income babies and toddlers

The Hechinger Report

According to a 2015 report by the advocacy non-profit Child Care Aware, the average cost of center-based infant care in Louisiana—one of the four poorest states in the nation—was roughly $110 a week in 2014. percent of Louisiana’s at risk families with 1-year-olds received childcare assistance, leaving nearly 39,500 families in the lurch.

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Why students are ignorant about the Civil Rights Movement

The Hechinger Report

But, while Alabama earned an A after revamping its standards, eighth-ranked Mississippi earned a C from the advocacy group, which rates state standards for inclusion of leaders, groups, events, history, opposition and tactics. After the state overhauled its standards, the group called it a leader in civil rights instruction.

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