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

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The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States.

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Don’t get rid of gifted and talented programs in the name of integration. Integrate them.

The Hechinger Report

The Seattle School Board is taking steps to dismantle a gifted and talented program at one of its middle schools to make room for a more racially inclusive curriculum. But, too often, gifted and talented programs create separate tracks that end up creating segregated systems within schools.

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Principals Aren’t Encouraged to Be Vulnerable. That Needs to Change.

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Clearing the emotional rubble created by those experiences, I now have an important perspective on what our young people are going through in school today. Each time, I assure families that we value an inclusive curriculum and anything we’re teaching is in service of supporting our students. It’s not just about me.

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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

Those efforts are driven not only by individual students but also by a movement of youth-led organizations advocating for a greater student voice in educational decision-making. She’s also a senior advisor with Student Voice, a national organization that aims to help students take action on issues involving their education.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Credit: Zinn Education Project. For example, the Kennewick School Board in Washington passed a policy in August that prohibits teaching that the United States is fundamentally or systemically racist. We encourage educators to engage students in similar studies of this critical issue. That fits the Zinn Education Project so well.

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How Trump executive orders on immigration, transgender rights may affect schools

The Hechinger Report

That description of a faltering America extended to the nations schools. We have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves in many cases, to hate our country despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them, Trump said. Related: A lot goes on in classrooms from kindergarten to high school.