{"id":5340,"date":"2024-08-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/?p=5340"},"modified":"2025-02-03T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:01:07","slug":"can-detroit-students-see-themselves-in-course-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/can-detroit-students-see-themselves-in-course-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Detroit students see themselves in their course work? 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class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Chalkbeat Detroit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Esther Launstein<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">August 1, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, students in the state\u2019s biggest school district will form a group to weigh in on the district\u2019s social studies curriculum as part of a process to ensure course materials are equitable and representative of the majority-Black student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Social Studies Student Think Tank will serve as the main outlet for Detroit Public Schools Community District students to give suggestions and formulate initiatives to shape their own educational journey, said Elizabeth Triden, executive director of science and social studies for DPSCD\u2019s Department of Curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know as a department, and as a field of education, that the materials available on the market for social studies are not reflective of our students,\u201d said Triden. 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