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Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act (FAIR)

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The FAIR Education Act (also known as Senate Bill 48) was signed into law in 2011. It requires that California public schools provide Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful representations of our diverse ethnic and cultural population in the K-12 grade history and social studies curriculum.

According to the FAIR Education Act, instruction in history/ social science shall include the following ethnic and cultural populations in the teaching California and United States history:

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Library Resources

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School libraries are at the core of learning in today鈥檚 information age, and are one of a child鈥檚 first opportunities to discover the wondrous joys of reading and exploration. Here at SCUSD we understand the importance of sending our students on to college and careers with the skills that will allow them to be successful, accomplished and create a positive impact within their communities. We strive to empower our learners through the explicit teaching of 21st century literacy skills and to create a spark of joy around lifelong learning and foster lifelong reading.

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FAIR and the Law

, written by Senator Mark Leno, went into effect January 1, 2012. The FAIR Act amends Education Code to ensure that the contributions and roles of underrepresented racial, ethnic, and cultural populations are included in Grades 1-12 United States and California History lessons, classes, and curricular materials.

鈥淲ith Math I Can鈥 Initiative

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SCUSD is collaborating with Amazon Education to transform negative student attitudes about math using a 鈥済rowth mindset鈥 approach.

Specifically, the 鈥淲ith Math I Can鈥 initiative hopes to challenge ideas about who can 鈥 and who can鈥檛 鈥 perform math at the highest levels. Research shows that anyone can succeed at high-level math with patience, practice and a willingness to see mistakes as part of the learning process.