Educating for Ohio’s Future
Our vision is to ensure Ohio students have access to a social studies curriculum that includes the voices of all of our communities so that no student feels unrepresented in the classroom.
Ohio is stronger when all of our kids are seen and heard in the classroom.
House Bill 171 would update the K-12 social studies curriculum in Ohio to reflect all Ohioans’ backgrounds and histories in order to help our kids understand the world, build empathy, and create better futures.
Schools are where our children dare to dream of their future. We all want our children to achieve those dreams. A high quality education is foundational for helping our students reach their full potential.
But some of our children feel invisible, alone, and unheard in their classrooms, and some politicians prefer to keep it that way, making do with outdated histories that do nothing to prepare our kids for the world they’re about to enter.
Communities from all parts of the globe exist in Ohio — it’s what makes us a hub for innovation, and why so many astronauts and scientists have called Ohio home. We need an updated social studies curriculum that fully reflects Ohioans’ backgrounds and histories.
Educating for Ohio’s Future is a campaign advocating for that updated curriculum and includes a broad coalition of more than 50 organizations, led by OPAWL — Building AAPI Feminist Leadership, Honesty for Ohio Education, CAIR-Ohio, Young Latino Network, and The Freedom BLOC.
Get Involved
As parents, former and current students, educators, faith leaders, family members, and neighbors, we want all Ohio students to access the high quality education that helps mold their futures. But the current standards are outdated, inaccurate, and unreflective of Ohio’s communities. Our students are our future, and our students deserve better.
We’re building a truly multiracial, diverse, and representative coalition to support educational equity. We’d love for you to join us in advocating for a curriculum that truly reflects all our histories!