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The ethnic studies curriculum will begin as a pilot program in at least five high schools. [49] It is expected that by the 2017–2018 academic school year, every high school will offer at least one course in ethnic studies and the class would be compulsory by the time the class of 2019 graduates. [50]
Nov. 27—AUSTIN — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to adopt instructional materials in response to Proclamation 2024 and explored adding a first-of-its-kind ethnic studies course ...
This ruling stated that the law banning ethnic studies classes in Arizona is not broad and vague as plaintiffs argued. [20] However, the ongoing case was also sent to the lower Arizona district court in Tucson because there was enough evidence suggesting the law was “motivated at least in part by a discriminatory intent”. [20]
AP African American Studies was the first ethnic studies course offered by College Board, and was the first pilot course since 1952. [ 6 ] Topics in the pilot course range from Queen Nzinga in northern Angola to the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Panthers . [ 7 ]
A state law passed in 2021 requires high schoolers to take at least one semester of Ethnic Studies or its topical courses to graduate, effective from the class of 2030.
The political uproar over diversity studies is clouding the reality that few four-year institutions offer a major in Latino or other ethnic studies.
The program also challenge students to become “warriors for their gente,” and to take action on issues they become aware of in the classes. Controversy arose surrounding the Raza studies program when Superintendent of schools, Tom Horne, announced that he would introduce a bill that would ban ethnic studies programs in the state of Arizona.
Dec. 13—The St. Paul school board is expected Tuesday to make critical ethnic studies a required course for high school graduation, starting with the class of 2025. The proposed update to the ...