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

ED Surge

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

ED Surge

For example, I’ve worked in schools for nearly a decade and in every space I’ve taught in, we’ve gotten pushback from families about celebrating, or even acknowledging Pride Month in reaction to activities promoting inclusivity for LGBTQ+ people because they feel it is inappropriate. It’s not just about me.

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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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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

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.