Over the summer, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) gave the 500 plus school districts a survey about CRT and the “1619 Project.” The first question read:Question: Does your LEA’s board-approved curriculum include lessons about CRT?
The only school to answer yes was Kansas City Public Schools, explaining their answer by saying:
“We offer an African Centered College prep magnet school that services both elementary and secondary students. The board also approved the 1619 Project service learning and community activism grant to be taught during summer school. The curriculum is fully aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards.”
Five schools left the answer blank and 419 districts said no.
The second question read:
Question: Does your LEA’s board-approved curriculum include The New York Times 1619 Project?
Three schools answered yes: Hazelwood School District, Kansas City Public Schools, and the School District of University City. Hazelwood explains its answer by saying:
“4th Grade Social Studies – The 1619 Project is listed as one of the teacher resources about the arrival of enslaved Africans in Jamestown.
8th Grade Social Studies – Students are given a reading of two paragraphs from the 1619 Project describing the arrival of enslaved Africans in Jamestown.
US History (9th Grade) – The 1619 Project is mentioned in a suggested learning activity where President Trump discusses the 1619 Project and the 1776 project.”
University City explained its answer by saying:
“Our board did not approve the 1619 Project. One of our teachers used the resource during one unit of study with students.”
― just staying (Karl Malone), Friday, 19 November 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link