2021 Education magazine

2021 Education Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS February 18, 2021 Page 19 T wo different attempts are being made from two different agencies to change the social dynamics of education in Illinois to keep pace with political and social trends in the United States. The first is a Part 24 rules change from the Illinois State Board of Education or ISBE to make ubiquitous changes to the classroom experiences of all students in kindergarten through 12th grade. It requires all state licensed teachers in all subject areas to incorporate new cultural standards and sensitivities into their teaching regarding race and cultural heritage, including those state licensed teachers in private schools. The New York Times 1619 project produced curriculum that is currently being used in Chicago public schools (CPS) and other school districts across the nation teaching that the United States was not founded in 1776 to escape England’s tyranny, but rather in 1619 when black slaves arrived on our shores. The 1619 writers claim that the United States has improperly taught history and has inappropriately influenced our culture to suppress the freedom and prosperity of a race of people to the benefit of all others. This is being called Systemic Racism, and is said by the 1619 Project to permeate all areas of our social fabric. The Part 24 rules change, called the Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards Changing the social dynamics of education Continued p