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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

“I appreciate that my teachers try to offer different narratives,” a student said at one of our sessions discussing teaching materials featuring history and stories from all continents, “but they always seem to be about hardship or having to overcome an obstacle. Provide all students opportunities to advocate for inclusive sources.

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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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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? The recent attacks draw on the same language used over the past decade in attempts to ban people’s history in K–12 classrooms in Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana. Wear Teach Banned History buttons to promote awareness of how the current legislation bans more than books.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

history does not risk causing some discomfort for the reader? The recent attacks draw on the same language used over the past decade in attempts to ban people’s history in K–12 classrooms in Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana. Wear Teach Banned History buttons to promote awareness of how the current legislation bans more than books.