Experts in Indigenous education and racial disparities in schools say the Alberta government's hiring of a controversial curriculum adviser is troubling. In an article published last year on the proposed new curriculum, Champion calls the inclusion of First Nations perspectives in school lessons a fad. Champion does not hold the pen alone on the social studies curriculum, she said. Professors say adviser's perspectives problematicLaGrange has also promised a social studies curriculum that is "taught without political bias." Jonathan Anuik, an associate professor in educational policy studies at the U of A, says Champion's perspective on history education isn't new.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2020 14:00 UTC