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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:22 PM Apr 2018

Illinois lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to teach LGBT history

Source: The Hill

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 04/11/18 12:53 PM EDT

Illinois state senators have advanced a bill that would require public schools to teach a unit on important LGBT individuals and history.

The Education committee endorsed the measure on Tuesday by an 8-2 vote, The Associated Press reported. If the measure is enacted, Illinois would become the second state to require an inclusive LGBT curriculum. Last year, California became the first state to use LGBT history textbooks.

"People need to see their history to understand that they are a part of our society," Illinois state Sen. Heather Steans (D) said after sponsoring the bill.

The proposal would mandate that elementary and high schools teach a unit studying "the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/382677-illinois-lawmakers-advance-bill-requiring-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history

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Illinois lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to teach LGBT history (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

Wow, this is great. Will it pass? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

You might be surprised what you can learn by clicking on the link to the article and reading it... DonViejo Apr 2018 #3

That's not fair, do you read every story you post here? Every paragraph of every story? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #4

In answer to your questions, in order asked; DonViejo Apr 2018 #5

Wow The Mouth Apr 2018 #6

Yes! cp Apr 2018 #2

Really? Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #7

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Wow, this is great. Will it pass?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:22 PM

Apr 2018

Do they have such a thing for African American history?

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

3. You might be surprised what you can learn by clicking on the link to the article and reading it...

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:26 PM

Apr 2018

The bill is not too different from current laws that require students learn about other groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics and Asian-Americans.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

4. That's not fair, do you read every story you post here? Every paragraph of every story?

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:28 PM

Apr 2018

If you do this must be a full time job for you.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

5. In answer to your questions, in order asked;

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:31 PM

Apr 2018

Yes, Yes and it is a full-time job (check my profile for further info about the job)

The Mouth

(3,150 posts)

6. Wow

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:52 PM

Apr 2018

Your misfortune has benefited many of us greatly here, I must say.

cp

(6,628 posts)

2. Yes!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:23 PM

Apr 2018

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)

7. Really?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:46 PM

Apr 2018

I think that children would be better served learning a better curriculum of English comprehension, math and science. The best we seem to do in the PISA tests are 18th place in science, 14th in reading literacy and 36th in math.

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