{"id":12027,"date":"2023-06-19T15:32:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T19:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/?p=12027"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T19:32:47","slug":"the-board-of-education-will-consider-the-juneteenth-education-resolution-at-its-june-action-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/2023\/06\/19\/the-board-of-education-will-consider-the-juneteenth-education-resolution-at-its-june-action-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Board of Education Will Consider \u201cThe Juneteenth Education Resolution\u201d at Its June Action Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education will consider the adoption of \u201cThe Juneteenth Education Resolution\u201d at its June 29th Action Meeting. This resolution would ensure that Juneteenth is taught in all content areas in K-12 classes, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth is now a national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Although President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared \u201call persons held as slaves\u201d shall be free, on January 1, 1863, freedom for many in Confederate states would only be gained later. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers informed enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they were free people; and this event, known as Juneteenth today, became a celebration of independence for Black people.<\/p>\n<p>The Board resolution calls for the School District to collaborate with educators, administrators and community partners to develop and provide age-appropriate instructional resources, materials and professional development opportunities that support the teaching of Juneteenth. The School District would also engage parents, families and community members by offering resources, hosting events and promoting dialogue to enhance understanding and appreciation of Juneteenth and Black history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause Juneteenth is a significant historic event that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and symbolizes the ongoing struggle for freedom, equality and justice, it\u2019s important to include this in our K-12 curriculum,\u201d said Board President Reginald L. Streater, Esq. \u201cIt\u2019s especially important to teach this in a School District that is dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School District of Philadelphia Board of Education will consider the adoption of \u201cThe Juneteenth Education Resolution\u201d at its June 29th Action Meeting. This resolution would ensure that Juneteenth is taught in all content areas in K-12 classes, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Juneteenth is now a national holiday that commemorates the end of&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"button minimal\"><a class=\"learnmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/2023\/06\/19\/the-board-of-education-will-consider-the-juneteenth-education-resolution-at-its-june-action-meeting\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":46684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12029,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12027\/revisions\/12029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/schoolboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}