U.S. schools to make sweeping curriculum changes after 81% of teachers surveyed support BLM
August 24, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Public school teachers across the country are planning to add in more black history following a summer of protests and violence in the wake of the George Floyd incident.
As students prepare to return to classes, virtually and in-person, educators are increasingly demanding new teaching materials and the development of new curriculum aimed at providing black students with a better understanding of their ancestors’ American experiences, the Daily Mail reported Monday.
The new demands come following a June survey by the EdWeek Research Center which claimed that 81 percent of teachers who responded support the Black Lives Matter movement.
“We can’t control what happens with the police, but we can control what happens in our school systems,†Michael McFarland, head of the National Alliance of Black School Educators and a superintendent of the Crowley Independent School District in Texas, said.
The Daily Mail notes that interviews with education officials, teachers, publishers, and others, students returning from summer break will be inundated with additional materials on black history and experiences.
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