Jefferson Union High School District proposes Ethnic Studies curriculum focused on systems of oppression, colonialism, and student activism
In response to a public records filed by Zachor Legal Institute, Parents Defending Education has received several documents and presentation slides regarding proposed Ethnic Studies curriculum to be integrated across…
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Hayward Unified School District proposes social studies course to “investigate and analyze the resistance and liberation of all Americans, with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities”
Documents obtained through a public records filed by Zachor Legal Institute request include details on a social studies course proposal submitted in 2022 for four high schools in Hayward…
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Long Beach Unified School District’s ethnic studies course includes “suggested” activity on “rape culture”
Long Beach Unified School District’s high school ethnic studies course outline includes discussing “sexual discrimination/harassment, human trafficking, birth control, abortion, rape, and domestic violence” as part of a “Gender Identities”…
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5 Things to Know About Ethnic Studies
At Defending Education, we are troubled by the blatant antisemitic responses to the ongoing crisis in Israel on display here in the United States. Unfortunately, the hatred that fuels much…
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BIZPAC REVIEW: CA school district admin calls for ‘privileged white voices’ to be silenced on ethnic studies curriculum
A school district administrator outrageously called for “privileged white voices” to be silenced concerning proposed changes to the ethnic studies curriculum in a 2021 email that was sent to the…
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THE POST MILLENNIAL: Washington state ‘ethnic studies’ curriculum developer claims Jews have ‘systemic power’
“Data show that Jewish Americans benefit from current systems of power and, for the most part, have access to and control of systemic power”…
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THE BLAZE: Former school administrator claimed Judaism wouldn’t be central topic in ethnic studies program because ‘for the most part’ Jewish Americans have ‘control of systemic power’
Communications obtained by Parents Defending Education revealed that a former ethnic studies school administrator with Seattle Public Schools claimed that Judaism would not be a central topic in the program…
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FOX NEWS: Ethnic Studies school administrator argued some Jewish Americans have ‘control of systemic power’
Castro-Gill is now the executive director of the advocacy organization Washington Ethnic Studies Now…
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Ethnic studies course teaches students the ‘theoretical foundations of Critical Race Theory.’
Coachella Valley Unified School District’s ethnic studies course teaches students Critical Race Theory and how to apply it to “understand how race is socially constructed.” Ethnic studies became…
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