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CRT is an academic lens primarily used at the doctoral level and is not a defined curriculum or something outlined in the Kansas State Board of Education's education standards. It is distinctly different from the guiding tenets of educational equity with which it is regularly confused.  \nWhat Is Educational Equity?  \nEducational equity is defined differently by various groups. Instead of being an academic lens for collegiate students like CRT, educational equity is an important K-12 term rooted in state and federal policies. Since the early 2000s, schools, state and national education associations, and governmental entities have worked to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn and succeed.  \nEducational equity and the local policies that it influences aim to create an educational system that better serves each student in Kansas and across the nation.  \nHow Can I Respond to CRT Questions?  \nStart by reinforcing what tools are used by the school district to achieve the goals of educational equity and fulfill the history and social studies standards required for accreditation. It's important to remind people that local boards of education establish curriculum policy and that local policy is distinct from state accreditation standards. Simply put, the state standards identify the knowledge and skills that the State Board of Education believes students should graduate high school possessing and the locally developed curriculum identifies the specific ways that an individual district will achieve those goals. The following pages recommend strategies and policies to better inform community members about what is and what is not being taught in local schools by increasing transparency and communication around curriculum development and implementation.  \n[www.kasb.org](www.kasb.org)  \nHow Curriculum is Set  \nIn the state of Kansas, curriculum choices are completely controlled by the locally elected board of education. Based on input from district staff, parents, and other important stakeholders, the board istasked with establishing and approving a curriculum. The State Department of Education and Kansas State Board of Education do set curriculum standards but clarify the roles of all parties:  \nKansas Curricular Standards provide information on what students should know and be able todo at different grade levels. Kansas curricular standards are guidelines school districts can use to develop their curriculum. They are not the curriculum. In Kansas, each school district develops its own curriculum and teachers decide on how they will provide instruction to ensure student learning [...] The assessed curricular standards are English Language Arts, English Language Proficiency, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. -KSDE Curricular Standards  \nDistricts should establish practices and policies that create transparency in the decision-making process that sets and oversees local curriculum. This guide makes policy and communication recommendations for any district looking to increase their local understanding of how the curriculum is set and why it is designed the way it is.  \nRecently, questions have been raised about the presence and role of Critical Race Theory in public education. Creating processes around curriculum establishment and communication offers a constructive way to have a dialogue on this and other subjects as they arise.  \nPolicies and Procedures for Curriculum  \nEvery school district handles the establishment of curriculum differently. Establishing a curriculum committee made up of representatives from various stakeholder groups can fulfill local goals of increased transparency and community understanding of how the curriculum is set and what a district does and does not incl","cbCaincSB7BVujEW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaincSB7BVujEW","pdf",7060568,"English","# What Is Critical Race Theory?\n# What Is Educational Equity?\n# How Can I Respond to CRT Questions?\n# How Curriculum is Set\n# Policies and Procedures for Curriculum","[{\"question\":\"What is critical race theory (CRT) and how is it used?\",\"answer\":\"CRT is described as a legal framework from the 1970s intended to challenge legal scholarship by examining historical and present impacts of structural inequality and racism. 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