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School committee approves $13,100 Good Nation Foundation grant for Duggan Academy curriculum
Summary
Springfield School Committee approved spending $13,100 from the Good Nation Foundation's Democratic Knowledge Project Launch Grant to support an 'investigating history' curriculum at Duggan Academy for sixth- and seventh-grade students.
The Springfield School Committee voted to approve the expenditure of $13,100 from the Good Nation Foundation Democratic Knowledge Project Launch Grant to implement an "investigating history" curriculum at Duggan Academy for sixth- and seventh-grade students.
The superintendent described the grant as an opportunity to expose students to multiple historical perspectives — for example, presenting American history from Indigenous perspectives alongside settler narratives — to promote critical thinking. The funds will assist the principal in implementing the curriculum throughout the school.
Committee members noted the item passed unanimously through the budget and finance subcommittee prior to the full committee vote and asked no questions at the meeting. The committee approved the expenditure by roll call.
