December 1, 2023: Curriculum Update Available!
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Updated December 1, 2021
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In the News: New NHS Class Expanding History Using Local Reference Points
The Newtown Bee recently published an article about the new curriculum at Newtown High School, including interviews with teachers and students.
Read it here: https://www.newtownbee.com/01102023/new-nhs-class-expanding-history-using-local-reference-points/
In the News: Will teaching Black and Hispanic history help replace ignorance with cultural understanding? (Editorial)
Weruché George writes in the Opinion section of the CT Mirror:
“Two years ago this month, the State of Connecticut took a bold step when it included the teaching of Black and Latino studies in the curriculum. More noble is the fact that Connecticut was the first state in the country to roll this out … Just as we honor human rights this month, I celebrate what looks like the beginning of the end of racism — and hope other states in America will follow suit.
Weruché George
“Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.”