Context and Community

Many of today’s curriculum programs and materials claim enhanced proficiency and productivity for school districts and all of their students, regardless of the cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds of those students. On the surface, the promises are appealing; who would not want increased opportunities for all students? When we delve more deeply, however, we learn that these goals (to boost test scores and jumpstart graduation rates) are often closely tied to power hierarchies and colonization.

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