Stop whitewashing of Ohio history

Courtesy of the League of Women Voters Cincinnati Area: We call your attention to Ohio House Bill 103, Establish Ohio Social Studies Standards Task Force. This bill will create a task force to rewrite the Social Studies standards based on a document designed to sanitize our country’s history and discount diverse cultures. These standards will forego lessons on citizenship and fundamental democracy. This task force, seeded by the Ohio Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House, aims to roll out these standards in the 2024-2025 school year, negating the hard work done by educators across the state on standards that will equip our students to be informed citizens. Please take time to read the information from Honesty For Ohio Education here.

Here is the guiding document for the proposed standards: “American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s K-12 Model Social Studies Standards”.

https://civicsalliance.org/american-birthright-action-suggestions-for-state-policymakers/

Here is the Ohio Capital Journal’s analysis.

Contact members of the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee and urge them to vote NO on this bill. It should not make it out of committee!

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