A program called "Color Me Important" is bringing books, markers, crayons, construction paper, even Band Aids with a wide array of skin tones to classrooms. The goal is to better match the wide array of kids in the classroom. Designed by Marnie Gray, a paraeducator in Lake Stevens schools, the new curriculum mirrors our changing times. They are far different times than when Seattle Hill teacher Michelle Turner was growing up. "When I was in school," she tells her class, holding up three crayons, "you had to color your skin black or apricot or brown and that was it!" Research from Drexel University finds learning inclusion increases students' levels of empathy, open-mindedness, understanding and confidence. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/snohomish-students-inclusive-classroom/281-430c5d6d-9872-4a19-a911-9a4f5c82506f