A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the Trump administration approves or not.

Daily Kos: Expect the Right to Tighten Control Over School Curriculum Daily Kos: Expect the Right to Tighten Control Over School Curriculum Donald Trump has vowed to ensure a “patriotic” history curriculum gets taught in every public school in the United States and to withhold federal funds from school districts that permit the teaching of “woke” ideas. Seventeen Republican controlled state governmen…

New LDS curriculum flops in teaching eternal polygamy to children (RNS) — Carol Lynn Pearson writes, ‘Children will be indoctrinated with the understanding that if a ‘man of authority’ tells us God wants us to do something we believe is wrong, we are to do it anyway.’ The post New LDS curriculum flops in teaching eternal polygamy to children appeared first on RNS.

Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.

Why Public School Curriculum Is Resistant to Political Pressure Politicians on both the left and the right have sought to change or limit what teachers can do inside classrooms. Teachers often ignore them.

Curmudgucation: Curriculum as the Next Reformy Frontier Curmudgucation: Curriculum as the Next Reformy Frontier Just stay with me for a minute. The right-tilted Hoover Institute has a publication out for the fortieth anniversary of A Nation At Risk, the Reagan-era hit job on public education, a collection of essays by various members of the reformster world. Some of these are not very e…

Curmudgucation: Curriculum as the Next Reformy Frontier Curmudgucation: Curriculum as the Next Reformy Frontier Just stay with me for a minute. The right-tilted Hoover Institute has a publication out for the fortieth anniversary of A Nation At Risk, the Reagan-era hit job on public education, a collection of essays by various members of the reformster world. Some of these are not very e…

Diane Ravitch’s Blog: Heather Cox Richardson: The Lies Embedded in Florida’s Social Studies Curriculum Diane Ravitch’s Blog: Heather Cox Richardson: The Lies Embedded in Florida’s Social Studies Curriculum Heather Cox Richardson, a historian, analyzed the controversial Florida social studies curriculum and explains how they attempt to minimize racism and slavery. Their fault lies not in one or two sentences but in their central idea…

Florida’s new curriculum echoes the paternalist theology of the Lost Cause (RNS) — The doctrine that touts slavery’s ‘benefits’ for its victims was once used to sanctify segregation. The post Florida’s new curriculum echoes the paternalist theology of the Lost Cause appeared first on Religion News Service.

You Must Teach This New Curriculum with Fidelity Good morning! Oh, come on, we can do better than that! I said, “Good morning!” That’s more like it. Thank you for joining me today for this workshop on implementing ReadingMath123ABC, an innovative, comprehensive curriculum your school district purchased for $250,000 based on one website’s positive review. When ReadingMath123ABC’s 140 lessons ar…