Advocates are urging the Mississippi Department of Education to include the disability rights movement in the state’s social studies standards.
by Julia James, Mississippi Today November 21, 2022 Late last year, MDE officials were accused of removing civil rights content from the standards, which then became a focal point for numerous frustrations with social studies education. The revised social studies standards were first presented to the State Board of Education in December 2021. The proposed changes removed many specific names, events and details in lieu of more broad descriptions.
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