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Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program
By Aaron Bandler | | JNSMaria Su, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, announced on June 30 that the district, which serves about 50,000 students in 122 schools, plans to introduce a new ethnic studies curriculum for the next academic year. Experts and parents told JNS that they have concerns about the curriculum, which they said hasn’t been properly vetted.
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The American Experiment: Happy Fourth of July
By Catrin Wigfall | | The American ExperimentToday’s celebration of our national birthday will likely include many things — picnics, parades, and fireworks, to name a few. But not everyone may know what Independence Day actually commemorates. America’s founding is unique and uniquely important. And while our country is far from perfect, the ideas and principles on which it was founded still remain noble and significant.
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Ramona Unified postpones high school ethnic studies course for 2025-26
By Julie Gallant | | The San Diego Union-TribuneA proposed ethnic studies literature course for high school students in the Ramona Unified School District is being postponed because funding has not been provided for its implementation.
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Backlash threatens future of equity grading in public schools
By Sean Salai | | The Washington TimesStudents in San Leandro, California, public schools averaging as low as 80% can earn A’s in their classes, and those scoring at least 21% can pass with a D. In Frederick County, Maryland, students with failing scores can retake tests and resubmit essays until they pass. It’s called grading for equity, and educators and parents have increasingly criticized it as a misguided effort to ensure Black and Hispanic children earn the same grades as their White and Asian peers.
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Radical ideology in US schools reminds me of the Cultural Revolution in China
By Yukong Mike Zhao | | Washington ExaminerAfter witnessing how communists imposed their radical ideology during China’s Cultural Revolution, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever see the same sort of indoctrination taking place in American schools. But, to my horror, that is precisely what has come to pass.
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California school-board trustees teach hate, division and hypocrisy
By Mitch Siegler and Sara E. Brown | | JNSCalifornia’s Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) in Watsonville, near San Jose, has an antisemitism problem. At a recent PVUSD meeting, Jewish community members voiced concerns about one of the proposed professional development vendors for the district’s “liberated ethnic studies,” specifically the Community Responsive Education.
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Pajaro Valley students deserve better than CRE
By Roz Shorenstein, Mitch Siegler, Atri Macherla and Debbie Israel | | Santa Cruz SentinelLike many school districts, Pajaro Valley faces some tough choices. One choice, however, is easy: don’t renew Community Responsive Education’s (CRE) contract to train teachers on ethnic studies.
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How the MTA embraced misinformation and lost our trust
By Jany Finkielsztein & Mitch Siegler | | JNSRather than adhere to educational standards, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has pursued a one-sided approach when teaching about Israel and Hamas.
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Another three states could mandate AAPI studies in K-12 curricula
By Jane Park | | AsAmNewsTHINC's take on pending Ethnic Studies legislation in Alaska, Arizona, and Washington was featured in AsAm News.
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Ethnic studies fight leads to backlash against CA school board member
By Austin Gergens | | Chalkboard NewsThe Palo Alto Unified School District Board voted this week not to censure a board member who previously voted against a measure to approve a controversial “liberated” ethnic studies curriculum for the district.
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New foundation launched to spotlight ‘divisive’ liberated ethnic studies curriculum
By Austin Gergens | | Chalkboard NewsA new organization is focused on providing an alternative to liberated ethnic studies, a controversial curriculum that draws on critical race theory components. Its founder says it’s intended to spotlight race-focused instruction. Ahead of the holiday season, California businessman Mitch Siegler launched the THINC Foundation, which stands for transparency, honesty, and integrity in the classroom.
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What Are Your Kids Really Being Taught In School?
By Tom Jordan & Mitch Siegler | | Tom Jordan LiveAre schools teaching unity or division? Mitch Siegler, Founder of the THINC Foundation, joins Tom Jordan Live to reveal how "liberated ethnic studies" sneaks divisive ideologies into classrooms, replacing character and equality with resentment and identity politics—and what parents can do to reclaim their children's education.
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New foundation launched to end ‘Marxist’ takeover of ethnic studies
By Peter Cordi | | Washington ExaminerA new foundation launched on Tuesday seeks to warn parents about the hard-left “hijacking” of ethnic studies in K-12 education and hopes to facilitate intellectual diversity.
