With their momentum, the work of the TEAACH Implementation Collaborative will become a case study for other states to implement Asian American history curriculum in their classrooms.

After the TEAACH Act was passed, TAAF partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (AAAJ-Chicago); Asian American Caucus Education Fund); and funders The Woods Fund of Chicago, The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, and AAPIP-Chicago to form the TEAACH Implementation Collaborative. The Collaborative is focused on developing curriculum and preparing teachers to deliver Asian American history in Illinois.

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Here’s what they’ve accomplished so far:

AAAJ-Chicago

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• Compiled a K-12 Asian American Teaching Database, including resources for topics like Asian American Immigrant Experiences, Ethnic Studies and Student Solidarity Movement, Stereotyping & The Importance of Identity, and more
• Developed a two-hour introductory professional development workshop on Asian American history and trained more than 2,200 educators as of March 2024

AAC-EF

• TEAACHer Leader Cohorts
• Incentive and Recognition Program Briefing elected officials on TEAACH progress

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Launched micro-credentials for teachers to implement TEAACH in classrooms

Illinois State Board of Education

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• 2 Education Pioneers Fellows funded by TAAF
• TEAACH Resource Guide for new AAPI history learning standards
• Mentorship program with drop-in office hours pairing Asian American History experts with educators