Category: Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition

California leaders must keep their promise by funding ethnic studies

California leaders must keep their promise by funding ethnic studies

Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Decades of institutionalized racism and inadequate funding have left California with a racial achievement gap […]

April 22, 2025

Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit

Santa Ana to drop contested ethnic studies courses to settle closely watched lawsuit

Diane Diederich for iStock To avoid further embarrassing and expensive litigation, Santa Ana Unified has agreed to terminate three staff-created […]

February 21, 2025

Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies

Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies

Ariane Tuomy, a social studies teacher at Palo Alto Unified’s Gunn High School, responds to school board members’ questions at […]

January 27, 2025

The clock is ticking, ethnic studies remains an unfunded mandate; what will Newsom do?

The clock is ticking, ethnic studies remains an unfunded mandate; what will Newsom do?

A high school student listens to a presentation by her classmate. Credit: Allison Shelley / American Education The article was […]

December 12, 2024

Judge rejects lawsuit over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies classes in LAUSD

Judge rejects lawsuit over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies classes in LAUSD

Theresa Montaño, a professor in Chicano/a Studies at CSU Northridge and a member of the LAUSD-UTLA Ethnic Studies Committee, is […]

December 5, 2024

‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism

‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism

Santa Ana Unified board President Carolyn Torres, right, and board member Rigo Rodriguez speak at the board meeting on August […]

August 30, 2024

Berkeley Unified faces federal investigation into charges of antisemitism

Berkeley Unified faces federal investigation into charges of antisemitism

Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel speaks before the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on May 8, […]

May 8, 2024