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ethnic studies

"Girls with Barbies, East Harlem" by 1970 Camilo J. Vergara. Writer Laura Paull never ventured into Harlem as a kid, until she enrolled in an ethnic studies course that drew lots of Black students. (Photo/Library of Congress-Camilo J. Vergara)
Posted inOpinion

50 years ago, a high school ethnic studies course changed my life

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 13, 2021April 14, 2021
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
Posted inEducation

Ethnic studies: A meaningful victory in a complicated fight

by J. Editorial Board April 1, 2021
State Sen. Scott Wiener. (Photo/JTA-Randy Shropshire-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Orthodoxy and medicine; Antisemitism is racism; Ethnic studies opinions; etc.

by J. Readers March 31, 2021April 2, 2021
California Board of Education president Linda Darling-Hammond during a March 18 meeting of the board. (Screenshot)
Posted inEducation

Ethnic studies curriculum passes 11-0 after one final day of sparring

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 18, 2021March 19, 2021
Jose Medina presenting AB331 to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. The bill would make ethnic studies a high school requirement. (Photo/Twitter-Jose Medina)
Posted inOpinion

Iranian Jewish scholar: Ethnic studies lesson on Middle Eastern Jewish Americans goes far enough

Saba Soomekh by Saba Soomekh March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Berman stands at the front of a room addressing an audience
Posted inEducation

Final vote Thursday on ethnic studies curriculum

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish studies profs: Ethnic studies curriculum substitutes political concerns for historical accuracy

Ari Kelman (Photo/Courtesy) by Ari Y. Kelman, Devin E. Naar and Jessica Marglin March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
Posted inHolidays

Passover and the California ethnic studies curriculum

Rabbi Beth SingerRabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 5, 2021
Professor Theresa Montaño of CSU Northridge is one of the driving forces behind the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Institute.
Posted inCalifornia

‘Liberated’ ethnic studies group launches with help from original California curriculum drafters

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 26, 2021January 25, 2022
image of capitol building
Posted inLocal Voice

The California ethnic studies firestorm is far from over

Seth Brysk (Courtesy) by Seth Brysk and Forward February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

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