In 2021, Illinois became the first in the nation to mandate teaching Asian-American history in public schools through the passing of the Teaching Equitable Asian-American Community History (TEAACH) Act. But with no funding tied to […]
In 2021, Illinois became the first in the nation to mandate teaching Asian-American history in public schools through the passing of the Teaching Equitable Asian-American Community History (TEAACH) Act. But with no funding tied to the broadly-written bill, and a highly decentralized state education system that makes compliance inconsistent and difficult, much work has to be done to ensure implementation goes well. Follow the stories of second-year teacher John Lee and 20-year teaching veteran Dawn Wiley as they navigate the challenges of weaving Asian-American history into their classes at their Illinois public schools.