Tag: representative curricula

An Equitable Approach to Improving Literacy

files July 29, 2025 by EdTrust

How to ensure more equitable reading opportunities and outcomes for all students

Teaching an Accurate and Honest History Could Make America Great

article-cropped February 28, 2025 by Sharif El-Mekki

Only highlighting America’s triumphs isn’t patriotic. To truly love a country, we must see it and know US history for what it truly is

The Department of Education’s Efforts to Ban DEI is a Perversion of the Civil Rights Act

article-cropped February 18, 2025 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

It’s unfathomable that the Civil Rights Act is being invoked to ban DEI and denounce “reverse racism” by the Department of Education

More Jewish Representation: When Your Intersectional Identity Becomes Living History

article-cropped November 27, 2024 by Jordan Daniels

What does it mean to have true intersectional representation?

Why Children’s Books Need to Discuss the Prison Industrial Complex

article-cropped November 20, 2024 by William Freeman III, Alexa Garza

One example of book bans is the deliberate exclusion of any discussion of the history of the prison industrial complex from school curricula.

More Asian American Representation: Because Children are Naturally Inquisitive

article-cropped November 13, 2024 by OiYan Poon

Politically repressive campaigns such as anti-CRT are harmful to children’s cognitive and civic development.

Native Students—and Non-Native Students—Deserve to Learn About the True Experiences of Indigenous People

article-cropped October 30, 2024 by Terese Mailhot

The lack of Indigenous representation and humanity, the whitewashing of history, can deter Native students from learning.

More Than Windows and Mirrors: Canvases for Education Equity

article-cropped October 23, 2024 by Sabrina Wesley-Nero, Ph.D.

When teachers develop inclusive curriculum, the most powerful mirrors can magnify, helping students see and define themselves while gaining a sense of self.

Better Disability Representation Means More Accessible Representation

article-cropped video October 16, 2024 by AJ Link

Books with disabled, neurodivergent, or autistic characters are often stereotypes. Students need more accessible representation.