Ethnic Studies
Opening statements are made during a board meeting at the Santa Ana Unified School District board room in Santa Ana, CA on June 13, 2023 (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
February 21, 2025, 12:08 pm
California school district halts ethnic studies courses following lawsuit over alleged antisemitism
Jewish groups sued the Santa Ana Unified School District for allegedly developing ethnic studies courses in partial secrecy.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured here in 2019, vetoed a bill to make the ethnic studies curriculum a graduation requirement following objections to the content of its first draft. (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)
August 30, 2023, 10:58 am
California Jewish groups welcome mandate that ethnic studies classes avoid ‘bigotry’
Jewish groups said a draft of a model curriculum published in 2019 excluded their experiences and included anti-Israel sections.
By Jacob Gurvis
October 1, 2020, 3:47 pm
Getting ethnic studies right
"We hope that California will ultimately serve as a model of how to create such a program. For now, it has some work to do."
The California state capitol in Sacramento (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
October 1, 2020, 2:48 pm
California governor vetoes bill making ethnic studies a high school requirement
He said the graduation requirement needs more revising.
By Marcy Oster
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