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close modal Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities have a long history in the United States, from Filipino sailors arriving as early as the 1750s to the present day, with AAPIs who have origins in more than 30 countries and number 22 million, nearly 6 percent of the U.S. population. Despite this growing presence, there remains a gap in curricula regarding AAPI communities and their experiences in our schools. Children’s literature offers one way to close this gap. Multicultural education experts, including Emily Style and Rudine Sims Bishop, developed the idea of children�...

Christian rights group objects to school system’s vaccine policy, but district says it’s already granting religious waivers to employees Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune © Anna Kim / Pioneer Press/TNS Glenview School District 34, which includes Westbrook Elementary School, shown in this 2019 photo, was the subject of a complaint by a religious rights group over employee vaccines. A religious rights organization intervened after some employees of a school district in suburban Chicago said they objected to getting COVID-19 vaccines. But officials at north suburban Glen...

Covid-19 live updates: India’s raging virus surge tops 200,000 new cases for seventh straight day Erin Cunningham © AP/AP A man waits for the cremation of a relative who died of covid-19, placed near bodies of other victims in India's capital New Delhi on April 20, 2021. India on Wednesday reported a record number of coronavirus cases and deaths, registering more than 200,000 infections for the seventh straight day as a raging outbreak depleted hospital space and resources in the capital, New Delhi. Just two dozen intensive care beds remained vacant in the city of ov...

Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Apr 3, 2021 12:41 PM Canada Games Gallery hallway bedecked with Class 2021's artwork and art by former IB Art teacher Elizabeth Donnelly-Nelson (Credit: SJAC) Saint John High School’s annual International Baccalaureate Art Exhibit is once again taking an online form for its 15 th showcase at the Saint John Arts Centre. “They’ve done some beautiful pieces and the show went up without a hitch – they just look great,” said IB Art Instructor Amber Young said of the students’ work, adding that this year’s exhibit features very strong drawing and pe...

Top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults revealed at ALA Midwinter Virtual January 25, 2021 On January 25, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits taking place virtually from Chicago. A list of all the 2021 award winners follows: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: When You Trap a Tiger, written by Tae Keller, is the 2021...