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

ED Surge

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.”

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TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history

The Hechinger Report

They want to see themselves and their cultures reflected in the books we read, and they don’t want token representation. As a Colorado secondary school history teacher and former English teacher, I believe, and research shows, that student achievement improves when learners are personally engaged.

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OPINION: Black-white disparities in education correlate with teachers’ implicit biases, but it will take more than education reform to solve the issue

The Hechinger Report

history has resulted in persistent unequal access to opportunity. The systemic oppression of Black men and women throughout U.S. Recent police killings of Black Americans have increased awareness of these disparities and sparked a nationwide conversation about how individuals’ unconscious racial biases contribute to inequality.

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