Set to be implemented by the 2025-2026 school year, the standards will also teach students how to be civically engaged, critique sources and identify misinformation.
that will take effect next school year for all students starting in fourth grade. Both sets of standards signal the city’s educational priorities and outline whatThe new social studies guidelines reflect a “complete overhaul” of what students have been taught for nearly two decades, Christina Grant, the state superintendent of education, said in an interview.
Slated to be fully implemented by the 2025-2026 school year, the standards will also teach students how to be civically engaged, critique sources and identify misinformation, officials said.“Our students deserve these standards. They accurately reflect our history,” Grant said. She added more changes to the city’s educational standards are on the way. “I think we have a unique moment in our history in D.C. to turn these corners, and so the next step will be financial literacy.
Officials will now spend the next two years training educators and developing the curriculum that will introduce these social studies standards to classrooms. The city has set aside $500,000 of its federalD.C., unlike other jurisdictions, does not have a law mandating how often education standards need to be updated. But in 2019, school board members started discussing the need for a refresh.
Board members expressed excitement about what students will learn under the new standards, particularly at a time when“We’re seeing states across this country deliberately go backwards,” said Eric Goulet, who represents Ward 3 on the state board. “We’re right now putting forward something that makes a statement that we want our students here in D.C. to be informed, to be critical thinkers, to be good citizens.
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