Tag: California Department of Education
San Diego school board modifies resolution calling for ‘unbiased’ materials on Israel
The San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved, though modified, a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that would have also supported “unbiased and politically neutral” classroom materials pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In the approved...
Thousands call on California Gov. Newsom to veto ethnic-studies bill ahead of deadline
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is being pressured by thousands of Californians to reject a recently passed bill mandating ethnic studies as a high school graduation requirement as his Oct. 10 deadline to sign or...
Watchdog to legislators: ‘Ethnic-studies bill threatens safety of Jewish students’
The anti-Semitism watchdog AMCHA Initiative is urging the California Senate Education Committee to vote against a bill that allows high school districts to adopt an anti-Semitic draft of an ethnic-studies curriculum.
“Especially now, as violence...
Lawfare Project to Gov. Newsom: Ethnic-studies curriculum violates civil-rights laws
The Lawfare Project is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prevent the implementation of its recently approved Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum over concerns that it could violate federal and state civil rights laws.
In a...
Jewish, pro-Israel groups express mixed reactions to adoption of California’s ethnic-studies track
Jewish and pro-Israel groups expressed mixed reaction to California’s approval of the state’s ethnic-studies curriculum that had become a flashpoint over concerns about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias.
On Thursday, the State Board of Education unanimously approved the...
Academic review questions benefits of California ethnic-studies curriculum
Thirty-five academics have found serious methodological flaws and a significant lack of evidence in the research hailed as the rationale for developing California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which has been accused of containing anti-Semitic material.
“We are...
80 groups call on California governor to veto high school ethnic-studies bill
Eighty groups have called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement.
California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model...
California school boards forge ahead with controversial ethnic-studies curriculum
More than a dozen California school boards have adopted resolutions in support of the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model curriculum, despite it have come under fire for containing anti-Semitic and anti-Israel content, and not addressing issues of...
Jewish and other minority groups denounce California’s narrow focus on ‘people of color’ in...
Several Jewish and other ethnic minority organizations are urging California’s leaders to reconsider narrowing the state’s proposed ethnic-studies curriculum, which focuses solely on “people of color” at the expense of other minority groups in...
Israeli-Americans mobilizing against ‘biased’ California ethnic-studies curriculum
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) is working to mobilize the Israeli-American community across California to oppose the inclusion of anti-Semitic content in any ethnic-studies curriculum, which is currently under consideration for the California public school...