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District of Columbia Embeds Antiracist Lens in Update of Social Studies Standards

By Alexander Jue and Jessica Sutter

In 2019, the DC State Board of Education began to explore how it would review and revise its preK-12 social studies standards. The board saw this process as an opportunity for DC to be progressive and bold. At the same time, members knew the task ahead would not be easy.


District of Columbia Embeds Antiracist Lens in Update of Social Studies Standards



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