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ethnic studies

Two children walk through rubble near a beach in the Gaza Strip in 2017. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLetters

Lehmann’s departure from GTU, for and against; UAE deal, for and against; Kamala Harris, for; Hamas, against

by J. Readers September 4, 2020September 4, 2020
Jose Medina presenting AB331 to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. Medina is the author of the bill, which would make ethnic studies a high school requirement, and approved the Jewish caucus' "guardrail" additions to the bill. (Photo/Twitter-Jose Medina)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish caucus inserts anti-bias ‘guardrails’ into California ethnic studies law

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 1, 2020September 2, 2020
Preparing for a Yemenite Jewish wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/Punam Bean)
Posted inLocal Voice

Mizrahi Jews needed to balance ethnic studies curriculum

Sarah Levin by Sarah Levin August 24, 2020
a big glass building with students walking through a lawn in front
Posted inEducation

Newsom signs bill requiring ethnic studies in California State University system

by Dan Pine August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Jewish Youth for Community Action members at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland in 2020. (Rachel Gottfried)
Posted inYouth Voice

Open letter: Keep the original ethnic studies curriculum, with minor changes

Gabriella LermanRachel Gottfried-Clancy by Gabriella Lerman and Rachel Gottfried-Clancy August 11, 2020August 12, 2020
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

Revised high school ethnic studies curriculum mitigates Jewish bias concerns

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 4, 2020August 5, 2020
a big glass building with students walking through a lawn in front
Posted inCalifornia

Sides clash over competing California State University ethnic studies requirements

by Dan Pine July 28, 2020July 30, 2020
image of capitol building
Posted inLocal Voice

We need an ethnic studies curriculum that respects all minorities

Rivka KeithGrayson PetersIlana Hamer by Rivka Keith, Grayson Peters and Ilana Hamer July 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Protestors raise their fists during a moment of silence to remember black lives lost to police violence during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Woburn, Mass., June 4, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jessica Rinaldi-The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

UCSF should keep historic mural; welcoming Jews of color; annexation is a menace; don’t support BLM; etc.

by J. Readers June 26, 2020
The Neve Menachem settlement in the West Bank. (Photo/JTA-Gili Yaari-Flash 90)
Posted inLetters

God bless ‘Crip Camp’; annexation is reckless; ethnic studies is bad for the Jews; Israel’s role in police brutality; etc.

by J. Readers June 11, 2020

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