When Nate Tan, a professor of ethnic studies at San Francisco State University, logs on to virtually teach his 8 a.m. class, he sees several dozen students sitting at desks with laptops, some framed by towering bookshelves. But these students aren’t Zooming in from campus dorms. Instead, they’re taking classes in three different youth prisons […]
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Ethnic Studies Becomes Graduation Requirement for California Students
After a years-long battle reignited in recent months by controversies over misunderstandings of critical race theory, California students will soon be required to take ethnic studies to graduate high school. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 101 into law on Friday afternoon, requiring California high school students to take ethnic studies to graduate, starting with the […]
CSU Students Will Need to Take an Ethnic Studies, Social Justice Course Starting in 2023
Starting in the fall of 2023, students attending a California State University campus will be required to take a course addressing ethnic studies and social justice to graduate under a decision made today by the system’s board of trustees. According to a news release, this is first time in 40 years that a significant change […]
