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

ED Surge

A Step Toward Inclusion Is Better Than Omission, but Risk Remains The passage of an inclusive curriculum law, such as the TEAACH Act, can be a major step forward for representation and inclusivity in schools. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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

ED Surge

My own feelings of being misunderstood in my youth, as well as the homophobia I’ve lived through for being open about my identity as a queer educator, inform my passion for creating spaces where our girls can just be, without the fear of having to fit into a specific mold. It’s not just about me.

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Students have their own demands for school reopening

The Hechinger Report

The organizations collaborated to articulate 10 principles for reopening that include listening to students, closing the digital divide, addressing basic needs, moving away from one-size-fits-all instruction and evaluation and creating an inclusive curriculum.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

Remind people that the bans go way beyond books — the attacks target the teaching of history and a more inclusive curriculum. More Stay informed. Invite conversations about the need to actively oppose book bans, teach truthfully, and defend LGBTQ+ rights. Order buttons. Sign up for AAPF Truth Be Told updates.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Remind people that the bans go way beyond books — the attacks target the teaching of history and a more inclusive curriculum. More Stay informed. Order buttons. Follow PEN America which issues reports, such as Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools.

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

The Hechinger Report

Its not clear how broadly such an order would be applied and how it might affect schools that respect transgender and non-binary students gender identities or use inclusive curriculums. Trump made opposition to transgender rights and inclusion in public life a centerpiece of his campaign, alongside anti-immigrant rhetoric.