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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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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

In education, this indicates that the potential benefits of teaching teachers to acknowledge and monitor their own unconscious prejudices may be diminished as long as they continue to work and live in a society where Black people are marginalized through policies that disproportionately disadvantage them (e.g.,

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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. Related: By suspending protesting students, what lessons are Syracuse University leaders teaching? percent of students in the highly capable cohort program.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. In addition to banning books and curriculum, the right threatens teachers who pledge to teach truthfully. Credit: Zinn Education Project. What Can We Do?

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. In addition to banning books and curriculum, the right threatens teachers who pledge to teach truthfully. Credit: Zinn Education Project. What Can We Do?

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

The Hechinger Report

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. Keep up with our free weekly newsletter on K-12 education. That description of a faltering America extended to the nations schools.