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It examines the positive academic and career outcomes of affirming students’ identities, teaching complete accounts of history, and enabling understanding across cultures. The report also analyzes the harms caused by educational gag orders and other anti-honesty policies, detailing how they affect educator recruitment, retention, and student voice. 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Students benefit the most when they learn about themselves and the world in a safe space with teachers who provide them with honest education and accurate history. As award-winning educators, we are aware that our accolades are tied to our ability to engage students in affirming learning environments. We know educators across this country share our belief that we need policies that support and encourage teachers who prioritize honest education. We wrote this report to share the positive effects that students experience when they have access to honest education. We hope our examination of the harm to students caused by educational gag orders helps others to see the urgency for policies that support our students as they grow into good citizens.  \nWe wrote this report for parents, educators, and allies across the country who believe, as we do, that students benefit the most from classrooms in which their identities are valued and their perspectives are heard. But mostly, we wrote this for our students whose voices and brilliance helped us to become better educators and who deserve the very best education we can offer them.  \n–Chris Dier, 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist;  \n–Gerardo Munoz, 2021 Colorado Teacher of the Year;  \n–Takeru Nagayoshi, 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and 2021 recipient of Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence;~~ ~~  \n–Tracey Nance, 2020 and 2021 Georgia Teacher of the Year; and  \n–Monica Washington, 2014 Texas Teacher of the Year  \nVoices for Honest Education is supported in partnership by  \nThe National Network of State Teachers of the Year and the National Center for Youth Law would like to express deep gratitude to several foundations for their support of  \neducator engagement efforts, including: the Raikes Foundation, The NEA Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  \n~~ ~~ Table of Contents  \nThe Student-Affirming Education Needed for Our Children and Our Nation’s Future  \n5 What is Student-Affirming Education  \n8 Why Our Nation Needs Student-Affirming Education for Our Children  \n11 Student-Affirming Practices that Bolster Achievement Are Needed Now  \n15 A Student-Affirming Education Provides Children with the College-and Career-Ready Skills Necessary to Advance our Nation  \n19 Our Increasingly Diverse Student Population Makes Student-Affirming Educational Practices More Important than Ever  \n23 Many States and Districts Have Advanced Student-Affirming Education  \n26 Roadblocks to Establishing Student-Affirming Education: The Rise of Education Gag Orders  \n29 Educators under Attack: The Impact of Education Gag Orders on the Educator Workforce  \n32 Education Gag Orders and Other Anti-Honesty Policies Worsen Teacher Recruitment and Retention Challenges  \n37 Positive Strides in Student-Affirming Legislation  \n42 Parents and Educators Unite in Calling for Education that Affirms Every Student  \n45 Student Voice must be Centered for a Student-Affirming Education  \n48 Conclusion  \n49 Endnotes  \n3  \n4  \n“Across the country, state departments of education declare that the mission of social studies is to prepare future citizens who can listen to all voices and make decisions for the common good. Many of these states, however, stifl e hard histories and truth. They write diversity out of America's story and bury the stories of people of color.  \nThe 2020 census is all the evidence","cbCaiiEHf0JkSdVa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiEHf0JkSdVa","pdf",27364237,52,"English","# What is Student-Affirming Education\n# Why Our Nation Needs Student-Affirming Education for Our Children\n# Student-Affirming Practices that Bolster Achievement Are Needed Now\n# Many States and Districts Have Advanced Student-Affirming Education\n# Roadblocks to Establishing Student-Affirming Education: The Rise of Education Gag Orders\n# Educators under Attack: The Impact of Education Gag Orders on the Educator Workforce\n# Positive Strides in Student-Affirming Legislation\n# Parents and Educators Unite in Calling for Education that Affirms Every Student\n# Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What does the report mean by “student-affirming education”?\",\"answer\":\"It refers to creating learning environments where students’ identities are valued, they learn a full account of history, and they gain understanding of other cultures and backgrounds.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report connect honest education to student outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that affirming learning environments improve students’ academic outcomes and support college- and career-readiness by enabling accurate, complete knowledge of history and culture.\"},{\"question\":\"What harms does the report associate with education gag orders?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that gag orders and other anti-honesty policies worsen teacher recruitment and retention challenges and limit students’ access to truthful, complex historical information.\"}]","The Student-Affirming Education Needed for Our Children and Our Nation’s Future | PDF",1792055889,131]