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OPINION: This is no time to ban DEI initiatives in education; we need DEI more than ever

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Related: One school district’s ‘playbook’ for undoing far-right education policies Instead of caving in, educational institutions should double down on DEI efforts. Universities can offer professional development to faculty and staff. Education is meant to broaden horizons and encourage critical thinking.

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One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten 

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Polites, who testified before the legislature on the need for media literacy, said the subject goes “hand-in-hand” with a recently passed state civics-education law , that will help students to become well-informed voting citizens, regardless of political party. It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I

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