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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.

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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

Similarly, embracing a more diverse and inclusive curriculum that highlights the history and culture of Black people in the United States may not just increase in-school engagement among Black youth — it may also challenge the latent cultural assumptions held by white teachers in classrooms teaching these Black youth.

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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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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

The recent attacks draw on the same language used over the past decade in attempts to ban people’s history in K12 classrooms in Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana. Remind people that the bans go way beyond books — the attacks target the teaching of history and a more inclusive curriculum. What Can We Do? Order buttons.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

The recent attacks draw on the same language used over the past decade in attempts to ban people’s history in K12 classrooms in Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana. Remind people that the bans go way beyond books — the attacks target the teaching of history and a more inclusive curriculum. What Can We Do? Order buttons.

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

The Hechinger Report

Keep up with our free weekly newsletter on K-12 education. 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. All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.