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Board approves Footsteps to Freedom professional development after debate over cost
Summary
Riverside Unified trustees approved a Footsteps to Freedom teacher professional-development trip after a split among trustees over its cost. Teachers testified to strong instructional value; some trustees questioned the program's expense and reach.
The Riverside Unified School District Board of Education on May 8 approved a Footsteps to Freedom professional-development trip recommended for district teachers despite trustee concerns about expense.
Teachers and participants described the program as an immersive, primary-source-based experience that reshaped classroom teaching on American history. "Footsteps…
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