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Orange County Public School leaders are updating the curriculum for the next school. The inspiration for a new topic came from one student.
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Orange County Public School leaders are updating the curriculum for the next school. The inspiration for a new topic came from one student.
Many are excited that Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) education will be part of the K-12 curriculum. Advocates said it could help to cut down on AAPI hate.
“It is a growing community that has often been ignored and neglected, and we want to change that,” said Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando.
'It’s not something that’s just progressive — it’s necessary.'
The bills, HB 281 and SB 490, were intended to better represent understanding of Asian American & Pacific Islanders in statewide lesson plans in American history.