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Posted in: News | Tags: California
What is happening to ethnic studies in California?
By Betty Marquez Rosales Lasherica Thornton | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: Minneapolis
Parents file complaint against Minneapolis Public Schools over segregation
By Pedro Rodriguez | | Washington Examiner Posted in: News | Tags: California
Board Postpones Ethnic Studies Requirement Vote, Discusses Life Skills and Dual Enrollment
By Isabel Habibi Alessandra Hartwig | | M-A Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: Minneapolis
Minneapolis schools’ ethnic studies curriculum sparks debate over anti-capitalism content
By Jan Jeffcoat, National News Desk | | NBC15 Posted in: News | Tags: National
Parents Think Their Kids Are Getting a Good Education. The Public Disagrees.
By Nadia Tamez-Robledo | | EdSurge Posted in: News | Tags: Midwest
Bombshell report exposes ‘deeply concerning’ Midwest university initiative pushing far-left K-12 lesson plans
By Andrew Mark Miller | | FOX News Posted in: News | Tags: California
Stockton to be first California school district to offer ethnic studies as alternative to U.S. History
By Charlie Lapastora | | CBS News Posted in: News | Tags: IN, Noblesville
Courage Is A Habit Exposes American School Counselor Association’s Direct Ties to Radical Southern Poverty Law Center
By Courage is a Habit Team | | Globe Newswire Posted in: News | Tags: California
How new laws are shaping what schools teach about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Hannah Feuer | | Forward Posted in: News | Tags: California
Gavin Newsom’s Blow to Antisemitism
By WSJ Editorial Board | | Wall Street Journal Posted in: News | Tags: MN, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Schools Declare Capitalism a ‘Pillar of White Supremacy’ in Required Ethnic Studies Classes
By Jessica Schwalb | | Free Beacon Posted in: Newsletter | Tags:
Students Can’t Reason — and Are Being Taught What to Think Instead of How
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: California
Newsom signs bills against ‘hate in all its forms,’ including antisemitism
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
Newsom signs ‘landmark’ bill to counter antisemitism in K-12 public schools
By Gabe Stutman | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs K-12 Antisemitism Bill on Oct. 7 Anniversary
By Dion J. Pierre | | The Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: New Jersey
Standardized Testing Policy Beginning With 2027-28 Admission Cycle
By N/A | | Princeton University Posted in: News | Tags: Florida
Florida Fought Leftist Indoctrination. So Why Is It Imposing It on Counselors?
By Suzannah Alexander | | Minding the Campus Posted in: News | Tags: California
California governor signs controversial antisemitism bill that sets up first-in-the-nation measures
By Molly Gibbs/Bay Area News Group | | The Jerusalem Post Posted in: News | Tags: California
Newsom signs bill that targets antisemitism and other discrimination in schools
By Howard Blume | | Los Angeles Times Posted in: News | Tags: National
Op-Ed: Ethnic studies makes its long march into America’s classrooms
By Rhyen Staley | | The Center Square Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: California, National, Opinion
Ideology shouldn’t displace education in our K-12 classrooms
By Mitch Siegler and Elina Kaplan | | San Diego Union TribuneCalifornia’s Assembly Bill 715, which passed unanimously in the state Legislature, would create reasonable and appropriate guardrails against antisemitism in the state’s public K-12 classrooms – an important step in fighting the ongoing crisis that has made Jews the most targeted religious group in America for hate crimes.
Posted in: News | Tags: California
California Teachers’ Union Ruins an Earnest Effort to Confront Antisemitism
By Will Swaim | | California Policy Center Posted in: News | Tags: National
Troubling trends in public education demand Jewish leadership
By Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt and David Bernstein | | eJewishPhilanthropy Posted in: News | Tags: National
Schools Are All About Imparting ‘Skills’ — But What About Actual Knowledge?
By David Steiner | | The 74 Million Posted in: News | Tags: National
Ethnic studies’ is leftist activism in disguise
By Kendall Tietz | | The Washington Times Posted in: News | Tags: Chicago
Alders denounce Chicago Teachers Union for post honoring Assata Shakur
By Adam Harrington and Aunya Butler | | CBS News Posted in: News | Tags: National
Grow Your Own’ Means ‘Discriminate By Race’
By Neetu Arnold | | Wall Street Journal Posted in: News | Tags: Minnesota
Opinion | Other states hit pause on ‘liberated’ ethnic studies. In Minnesota, it’s fast-forward.
By Katherine Kersten | | Minnesota Star Tribune Posted in: News | Tags: Califormia
Jewish Students Parents Can Sue School District Over Ethnic Studies Course California Court Rules
By Dion J. Pierre | | The Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: National
Tylenol, Autism and the Perils of Basic-Level Literacy
By Robert Pondiscio | | The 74 Million Posted in: News, Newsletter | Tags:
Despite Teachers’ Union Opposition, California Takes an Important Step Against Antisemitism
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: National
Free Speech Deserves Better
By Gabriel Nadales | | Fair For All- Substack Posted in: News | Tags: National
Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Radical Ideology in K–12 Schools
By Katherine Kersten | | First Thing Posted in: News | Tags: National
When Teachers Union Demands Are a Political Wedge Issue
By Michael Hartney | | The 74 Million Posted in: News | Tags: National
Mindfulness is Gaining Traction in American Schools—But It Isn’t Clear What Students Are Learning
By Deborah L. Schussler | | The Conversation Posted in: News | Tags: California
California gubernatorial candidates express support for bill combating K-12 Jew-hatred
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
Ethnic studies was supposed to start in California schools. What happened?
By Carolyn Jones | | CalMatters Posted in: News | Tags: California
With AB 715, Jews Take What They Can Get
By Dan Schnur | | Jewish Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California
California Legislature Passes ‘Landmark’ Bill to Combat K-12 Antisemitism
By Dion J. Pierre | | Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: National
US House panel holds hearings to ‘unmask antisemitism’ in unions and K-12
By Michael Starr | | The Jerusalem Post Posted in: News | Tags: California
California lawmakers approve narrowed bill targeting antisemitism in schools
By Asaf Elia-Shalev | | JTA Posted in: News | Tags: California
Bill to reduce antisemitism awaits governor’s signature
By Mallika Seshadri | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California
AB 715, California’s K-12 antisemitism bill, passes overwhelmingly after last-minute press
By Gabe Stutman | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: California
California state K-12 Jew-hatred bill advances to Senate floor
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: National
Critics say K-12 ethnic studies push teaching students about cisheteronormativity, Black Panther Party
By Rachel del Guidice | | FOX News Posted in: News | Tags: National
LiberatED: K-12 Liberated Ethnic Studies Industrial Complex
By Defending Education Team | | Defending Education Posted in: News | Tags: Washington D.C.
Kiley Holds Hearing on the Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools
By Education & Workforce Team | | Committee of Education & Workforce Posted in: News | Tags: Washington D.C.
Hearing Recap: “From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools
By Education & Workforce Team | | Committee of Education & Workforce Posted in: News | Tags: California, Menlo-Atherton
Can We Opt-Out of Ethnic Studies?
By Alessandra Hartwig | | M-A Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s ‘America First’ Teacher Screening Test Spotlights Partisanship Debate
By Aaron Gifford | | The Epoch Times Posted in: News | Tags: NYC
NYC public schools are focused on ideology — and failing kids
By Wai Wah Chin | | New York Post Posted in: News | Tags: Los Angeles
Clock ticking on California’s K-12 antisemitism bill as legislative session nears end
By Asaf Elia-Shalev | | The Jerusalem Post Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Ethnic studies can be valuable, but is it still needed?
By Carol Kocivar | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
SFUSD Board of Education meetings have become a powder keg
By Elizabeth Statmore | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: California
Ethnic studies can be valuable, but is it still needed?
By Carol Kocivar | | Ed Source Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Ethnic Studies Debate Follows Students Into San Francisco Classrooms
By Katie DeBenedetti | | KQED Posted in: News | Tags: Texas
Texas Opens Investigation Into K-12 Antisemitism in Plano School District
By Dion J. Pierre | | Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: National
5 Trends Reshaping K-12 Education Across the U.S.
By Kerry McDonald | | The 74 Million Posted in: News | Tags: New York
More Students Than Ever Learning Asian American History as 23 States Adhere to Asian American History Requirements
By Sam Jones | | Committee of 100 Posted in: News | Tags: Santa Cruz
Guest Commentary | The other antisemitism of Liberated Ethnic Studies
By Guest Commentary: Tammi Rossman-Benjamin | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Despite uproar over ethnic studies, few SFUSD freshmen opt out
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: New York
Teach your kids resilience, before they’re taught something else
By Noa Tishby | | New York Daily News Posted in: News | Tags: National
Nation’s 2 largest teachers unions funneled nearly $50M to left-wing groups, watchdog report says
By Alec Schemmel | | FOX News Posted in: News | Tags: California
Don’t Erase Jewish History from California Schools
By Mihran Kalaydjian | | Times of Israel Posted in: News | Tags: California
The epicenter of the fight over ethnic studies
By Kendall Tietz | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: Philadelphia
The Fight Over What Philly Teachers are Teaching
By Malcolm Burnley | | The Philadelphia Citizen Posted in: News | Tags: Cleveland
The epicenter of the fight over ethnic studies
By Kendall Tietz | | Cleveland Jewish News Posted in: News | Tags: New York
Bill Ackman’s New Pet Project Is a School That Embraces AI and Rejects DEI
By Cara Lombardo | | The Wall Street Journal Posted in: News | Tags: Philadelphia
Gov. Shapiro: Help wanted for Philly schools
By Josh Weiner | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
School board takes a step back and schedules revote on ethnic studies
By John Trasviña | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
SF schools chief wants focus on kids, not culture wars. If it were only so easy
By Adam Lashinsky | | The San Francisco Standard Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Why students are pushing back on an ethnic studies expansion
By Evelyn Conboy | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Public school teachers in hyperwoke city are BANNED from expressing political opinions in their classrooms
By Martha Williams | | Daily Mail Posted in: News | Tags: California, Minnesota
Newson vs. Walz on Woke
By Stanley Kurtz | | National Review Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
S.F. school district to teachers: Your political opinions don’t belong in the classroom
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
Commission gives recommendations to combat antisemitism in Mass. schools
By Alison Kuznitz | | NBC Boston Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
New Massachusetts educational guidance takes ‘guesswork’ out of fighting Jew-hatred
By Jonathan D. Salant | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California, Massachusetts, Virginia
The Brandeis Brief: August 2025
By | | Brandeis Center Posted in: News | Tags: Santa Clara
Teacher showed video promoting ‘bias toward Jewish students,’ Bay Area district probe finds
By | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: National
Reports finds DEI vanishing at school board meetings among Trump-led purge
By Sean Salai | | The Washington Times Posted in: News | Tags: National
DOJ memo targets DEI programs at federally-funded schools
By Simon Olech | | Campus Reform Posted in: News | Tags: National
As a New School Year Begins, Antisemitism Seems Poised to Return to Campus
By Alexander Joffe | | The Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
SFUSD ethnic studies curriculum: Lost in the revolutionary soundtrack of 1968
By Carol Kocivar | | The Voice of San Francsico Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
San Francisco school district board votes to buy ethnic-studies curriculum
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: Philadelphia
Serious problem’ in Philly school district, as Jewish groups wait for response to hate speech
By Debra Flax, Carin M. Smilk | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Confusing end to school board meeting creates more questions for ethnic studies
By John Trasviña | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: National
Can We Teach Ethnic Studies Using CRT?
By Williamson M. Evers | | Independent Institute Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
SFUSD board selects ethnic-studies textbook as it seeks to quell criticism
By Niva Ashkenazi | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
SFUSD board selects ethnic-studies textbook as it seeks to queel criticism
By Niva Ashkenazi | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Ethnic studies showdown in San Francisco
By Carol Kocivar | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Controversy looms over San Francisco Unified School District’s ethnic studies course
By | | ABC 7 News Posted in: News | Tags: Pennsylvania
U. Pittsburgh teaches high school students, teachers to be ‘social justice’ activists
By Jenna Mulhern | | The College Fix Posted in: News | Tags: California
California father sues school board over ethnic studies graduation requirement
By Jillian Schneider | | The Lion Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Francisco
Ethnic studies is Superintendent Su’s first test in the new school year
By John Trasviña | | The Voice of San Francisco Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Reports Escalating Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Amid Substandard Education programs
By N/A | | Citizen Portal Posted in: News | Tags: California
Complaint: CA school district misled public about instituting ethnic-studies requirement
By N/A | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Lawsuit filed against Palo Alto school district over ethnic studies
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: Arkansas
Appeals Court Backs Arkansas Law Targeting Critical Race Theory
By Mark Walsh | | Education Week Posted in: Newsletter | Tags: Teachers Unions
The National Education Association Turns Against the Jews
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: National
Far-Left teachers are indoctrinating children to hate the West
By Joel Kotkin | | The Telegraph Posted in: News | Tags: California
Two Visions, One Classroom: The Struggle Over Ethnic Studies Curricula
By Charles A. Stone | | CAMERA on Campus Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
Education in the US: Ideological battleground or the home of critical thought
By David Smokler | | The Jerusalem PostThe First Amendment was never intended to shield public employees from accountability to the communities they serve.
Posted in: News | Tags: National
Why are America’s teachers’ unions at war with Israel?
By Jonathan S. Tobin | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: National
Why are America’s teachers’ unions at war with Israel?
By Jonathan S. Tobin | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
From Liberation to Legislation: The Birth of Ethnic Studies in California
By Charles A. Stone | | CAMERA on Campus Posted in: News | Tags: California
California teachers union opposing Jew-hatred bill ‘offensive,’ Jewish orgs say
By N/A | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
How Did California’s Public Education Go From Best in the US to Worst?
By Katy Grimes | | California Globe Posted in: News | Tags: National
Largest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL
By Grace Gilson | | JTA Posted in: News | Tags: California
California teachers union opposing Jew-hatred bill ‘offensive,’ Jewish orgs say
By N/A | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
How Did California’s Public Education Go From Best in the US to Worst?
By Katy Grimes | | California Globe Posted in: News | Tags: National
Largest teachers union in the country narrowly votes to sever ties with the ADL
By Grace Gilson | | JTA Posted in: News | Tags: National, Teachers Unions
Largest US teachers union cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League over Israel support: ‘Profoundly disturbing’
By Ronny Reyes and Carl Campanile | | New York PostThe largest teachers union in America has voted to cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League — which called the move “profoundly disturbing” as antisemitic attacks in the US are at a record high.
Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: California, San Francisco
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: California
Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program
By Aaron Bandler | | JNS Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: National
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.
Posted in: Newsletter | Tags:
The Promise of America: E Pluribus Unum
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: Pennsylvania
The educational battle between middle America and radical America
By Cliff Smith | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: Virginia
Brandeis Center files complaint alleging antisemitism at Virginia private school
By Haley Cohen | | Jewish Insider Posted in: News | Tags: California
San Francisco Unified adjusts plans for ethnic studies next school year
By Betty Márquez Rosales | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California
S.F. schools will replace ethnic studies curriculum, superintendent says
By Gabe Stutman | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: California
Systems of Power and Oppression: Ethnic Studies and The Dark Side of Teachers’ Unions
By Nicole Bernstein | | California Policy Center Posted in: News | Tags: California
California Turns Down Radical ‘Ethnic Studies’ Plan
By George Leef | | National Review Posted in: News | Tags: California
A Golden State Victory for Common Sense
By Richard Sander | | The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Posted in: News | Tags: Seattle
Jewish student sues Seattle school district, claims failure to stop antisemitism
By Jackie Kent | | KOMO News Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: California, San Diego
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: National
Teach Them to Disagree: Why Civility Belongs in Every Classroom
By Frederick J. Ryan Jr. | | The 74 Posted in: News | Tags: Ramona
Ramona Unified postpones high school ethnic studies course for 2025-26
By Julie Gallant | | Ramona Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
San Francisco Schools Equity Grading Scheme Backfires
By Katy Grimes | | California Globe Posted in: News | Tags: California
Letters to the Editor: California, not just L.A., must find ways to fight antisemitism
By Noam Schimmel, Harlan Levinson | | Los Angeles Times Posted in: News | Tags: National
What American Students Aren’t Taught About Slavery
By Coleman Hughes | | The Free Press Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: National
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: New York
This historian believes teaching Jewish American history in NYC schools can combat antisemitism
By Amy Zimmer | | Chalkbeat Posted in: News | Tags: New York
New York School District Distributes State Exam Prep That Accuses Israel of ‘Terrorism’ and Calls Zionism ‘Extreme Nationalism’
By Jessica Costescu | | The Washington Free Beacon Posted in: News | Tags: Philadelphia
Racism: The Three R’s of Philly Public Schools
By Frannie Block | | The Free Press Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Red Guards in San Francisco Public Schools
By Laurance Lem Lee | | Beyond Chron Posted in: News | Tags: California
Opinion: With one bill, then another, Legislature seeks to limit ethnic studies controversy
By Marsha Sutton | | Times of San Diego Posted in: News | Tags: New York
Grassroots Victory in New Rochelle
By Jewish Link Staff (Daniel M. Rosen) | | Jewish Link Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: National
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Angry San Francisco parents push back on SFUSD ethnic studies: ‘Ideology over education’
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: San Francisco
Ideology or education? New ethnic studies class has parents mad
By Ezra Wallach | | The San Francisco Standard Posted in: News | Tags: National
K-12 schools spent $19 million in federal tax dollars on ‘restorative justice,’ ‘equitable grading’
By Micaiah Bilger | | The College Fix Posted in: News | Tags: California
California’s ethnic studies mandate can’t be fixed, must be repealed
By Tammi Rossman Benjamin | | The Orange County Register Posted in: News | Tags: California
In California, Jewish leaders swap ethnic studies battle for fighting antisemitism in schools — with allies
By Asaf Elia-Shalev | | JTA Posted in: News | Tags: California
Opinion: The California ethnic studies mandate is a train wreck
By Marsha Sutton | | Times of San Diego Posted in: News | Tags: California
Using Ethnic Studies to Malign Jews May Get Harder
By Dan Schnur | | Jewish Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California
Bill to address antisemitism in schools to get special hearing Wednesday
By John Fensterwald | | Ed Source Posted in: News | Tags: California
How a funding pause and renewed controversies could tank California’s ethnic studies mandate
By Howard Blume | | Los Angeles Times Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
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.
Posted in: | Tags: Rhode Island
Rhode Island Lawmakers Consider Making Ethnic Studies a High School Graduation Requirement
By Luis Hernandez | | Rhode Island PBS Posted in: Newsletter | Tags:
Hate, Division, Extremism and Antisemitism: The New Face of K-12 Education
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: National
Ethnic Studies: The Dangerous Ideology Quietly Shaping US Classrooms
By N/A | | Combat Antisemitism Movement Posted in: News | Tags: National
Jewish legal group urges Trump to investigate DEI programs in K-12 schools for promoting antisemitism
By Carl Camanile | | New York Post Posted in: News | Tags: California
California district renews contract with ethnic-studies group accused of Jew-hatred
By Izzy Salant | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: California
Ivy League Anti-Semitism Trickles Down to California High Schools
By K. Lloyd Billingsley | | Independent Institute Posted in: News | Tags: California, Sequoia
Sequoia Union modifies ethnic studies curriculum
By Jennifer Yoshikoshi | | The Almanac Posted in: News | Tags: California
University of California Rejects Ethnic Studies Admissions Requirement in Faculty Assembly Vote
By Dion J. Pierre | | Algemeiner Posted in: News | Tags: Indiana
Lawmakers nix ethnic studies classes in final hours of session after Trump administration threat
By Ryan Murphy | | Indianapolis Star Posted in: News | Tags: California, Sequoia
Sequoia revises curriculum for ethnic studies
By Ana Mata | | San Mateo Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: Indiana
Lawmakers end radical and ethnic studies course mandate, make more education changes as session ends
By Aleksandra Appleton | | Chalkbeat Posted in: News | Tags: California
UC Rejects Ethnic Studies Admissions Requirement
By Aaron Bandler | | Jewish Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California
UC faculty to consider its own high school ethnic studies mandate
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California
Ethnic studies standards can’t save California’s deeply flawed mandate
By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California
Ethnic studies bill in state legislature will be a fight, says JPAC director
By Niva Ashkenazi | | J. Weekly Posted in: News | Tags: California
When Faculty Fail, Antisemitism Spreads – UC Must Say No to Area H
By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin | | Jewish Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California
This high school course is dividing districts across California
By Eric He | | Politico Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Jose
California officials find bias in Bay Area district’s ethnic studies classes
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Chronicle Posted in: News, THINC in the News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Jose
Bay Area high school districts cited, must provide anti-bias training to teachers
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Jose
California’s DOE finds school’s ethnic studies curriculum discriminated against Jewish students
By Grace Gilson | | JTA Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Jose
State probe: Two San Jose teachers’ lessons ‘discriminated’ against Jews
By Emma Goss | | J. Weekly Posted in: News | Tags: California
This bill ensures ethnic studies will combat all forms of hate
By Dawn Addis | | The Sacramento Bee Posted in: News | Tags: California
California’s ethnic studies mandate is a failure and should be abandoned
By Marsha Sutton | | Times of San Diego Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags: Massachusetts
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: National
A Wave of New Legislation Aims to Ban DEI in Public Schools
By Sarah Schwartz | | EducationWeek Posted in: News | Tags: Minnesota
Why all Minnesotans should support H.F. 29
By Katherine Kersten | | American Experiment Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Santa Cruz
Guest Commentary | AB 1468 will set clear curriculum standards for ethnic studies
By Dawn Addis | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
Long-term psychological impact of Jew-hatred from Massachusetts teachers union, experts say
By Mike Wagenheim | | JNS Posted in: News | Tags: LES Consultants
How A New ‘Ethnic Studies’ Curriculum Promotes Anti-Semitism In California
By Walter Myers | | The Daily Wire Posted in: News | Tags: LES Consultants
ICAN Welcomes Commission on State of Hate Annual Report Highlighting Ethnic Studies Dangers, Calls for Pause
By | | ICAN Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
High school trustee raised important concerns
By Michelle Koskella | | The Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: LES Consultants
Renewed push to reshape ethnic studies with oversight and new standards
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California
Renewed push to reshape ethnic studies with oversight and new standards
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
Teachers’ union seeks to silence dissent through retaliation
By Parent | | The Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
In support of free expression
By Parent | | The Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
Massachusetts schools need a balanced curriculum on the Mideast
By The Editorial Board | | The Boston Globe Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo, Teachers Unions
Teachers’ union seeks censure of San Mateo Union High School District trustee
By Ana Mata | | The Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
Bill seeking vetted, uniform curriculum for ethnic studies
By Ana Mata | | The Daily Journal Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions
Board member of anti-Israel teachers’ union is member of American Communist Party
By Haley Cohen | | Jewish Insider Posted in: News | Tags: Maryland, Teachers Unions
After Outcry, Education Department Walks Back Diversity Guidance
By Linda Jacobson | | The 74 Posted in: News | Tags: Oregon
Parental rights group files complaint against Oregon school system for alleged racial discrimination
By Rachel del Guidice | | FOX News Posted in: News | Tags: North Carolina
Top NC Republican files bill to ban DEI and ‘divisive concepts’ in public schools
By Kyle Ingram and T. Keung Hui | | The News & Observer Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
MTA has yet to remove antisemitic teaching materials from its resource list, critics say
By Morgan Rousseau | | NewsBreak Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Marin school district apologizes for video with Leila Khaled T-shirt
By Gabe Stutman | | The Jewish News of Northern California Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Santa Ana
Opinion: A Ruling Against Santa Ana’s Biased Ethnic Studies Puts Other CA Schools on Notice
By Marsha Sutton | | Times of San Diego Posted in: News | Tags: California, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Unified needs to open up ethnic studies development in full public view
By The Editorial Board | | The Orange County Register Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags:
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: Maryland, Teachers Unions
PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
By American Federation of Teachers, American Sociological Association, American Federation of Teachers, Maryland | | Case file Posted in: News | Tags: California, Coronado
CUSD Update: District Pauses Ethnic Studies Requirement, Adds Personal Finance Class
By Christine Van Tuyl | | The Coronado Times Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
US teachers union in Massachusetts to remove antisemitic materials after backlash
By Daniel Edelson | | Y Net News Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions
US teachers union in Massachusetts to remove antisemitic materials after backlash
By Daniel Edelson | | Y Net News Posted in: News | Tags: California, Santa Ana
Antisemitic Ethnic Studies Classes to Cease in Santa Ana Unified School District
By SAUSD press release | | San Diego Jewish World Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
Mass. teachers union removing materials knocked as antisemitic
By Sam Drysdale | | Telegram and Gazette Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Parents look to recall school board member
By Braden Cartwright | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
EXCLUSIVE: Teachers Association Promotes ‘Antisemitic’ Student Training Material Calling Israelis ‘Zionist Bullies’
By Jaryn Crouson | | Daily Caller Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags: California
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
Welcome to Hamasahusetts
By Frannie Block and Will Sussman | | The Free Press Posted in: News | Tags: Virginia
Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent sends email to staff doubling down on DEI
By Parents Defending Education | | Fairfax County Public Schools Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Chiu’s responsibilities to be ‘reassigned’ to other committees, resolution countered
By Celina Lee and Kristine Lin | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto School district weighs response to board member’s controversial social media post
By LaMonica Peters | | Fox Local Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Rebuke of board member over re-post fails
By Braden Cartwright | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
She survived Harvey Weinstein. Can she survive the Palo Alto school board?
By Michal Lev-Ram | | The San Francisco Standard Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Community members gather for tense board meeting
By Celina Lee and Kristine Lin | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Preview: School board braces for Ethnic Studies fall-out
By Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Diego
San Dieguito pivots to make ethnic studies optional this fall, not a requirement
By Karen Billing | | The San Diego Union-Tribune Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Mill Valley activist group counters ethnic studies critics
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Chiu should apologize, not resign
By The Editors-in-Chief | | The Campanile Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Palo Alto
Opinion: Why is PAUSD hiding its Ethnic Studies curriculum?
By Guest Opinion Writer | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions
Fresno Unified teachers say district is slow-walking ethnic studies launch
By Lasherica Thornton | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County, Opinion
EDITORIAL: Editorial: Tam district will be keeping close eye on how ethnic studies are taught
By The Marin Independent Journal, Novat | | msn Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
School board member apologizes for social media post as community splits on ethnic studies
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Palo Alto
Opinion: Board should vote on ethnic studies again when it has the whole story
By Dave Price | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: Newsletter | Tags:
Are the Winds Shifting in K-12 Education?
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Opinion, Teachers Unions
Open Letter to MTA President Max Page and the MTA Board Urging that the MTA End Efforts to Inject Its One-Sided Political Preferences into K-12 Classrooms
By Massachusetts Educators Against Antisemitism (MEAA) and AJC New England, cosigned by nearly 2,000 Massachusetts residents | | American Jewish Committee Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Official statement, complete transcript of interview with Rowena Chiu
By Ava Knapp | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Chastised Palo Alto school board member acknowledges ‘lapse of judgment’
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Rowena Chiu speaks with The Post: the full transcript
By Ella Persky | | Midpeninsula Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Ethnic studies should head back to board
By Dave Price | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
School board member Rowena Chiu gives the Daily Post an interview about Ethnic Studies
By | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Tamalpais Union school district ethnic studies moves ahead
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
PODCAST: Ethnic studies requirement sparks debate in Palo Alto
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource (podcast) Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Former school board members chide Rowena Chiu, admin union calls for her resignation
By | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
PAUSD board member Rowena Chiu asked to resign
By Ava Knapp | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: Virginia
Fairfax County Public Schools spends more than $5.76 million on DEI budget
By Parents Defending Education | | Fairfax County Public Schools Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies
By John Fensterwald | | EdSource Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
George Russell: Tam District ethnic studies curriculum faces criticism
By Geroge Russell | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto flip-flops on ethnic studies after divisive meeting
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Cronicle Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Ethnic studies graduation requirement narrowly passes at school board
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Split board approves Ethnic Studies curriculum
By Braden Cartwright | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Tam Union parents object to speed of ethnic studies rollout
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto Board of Education to reconsider dropping ethnic studies graduation requirement
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Ethnic Studies vote back on
By Braden Cartwright | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
PVUSD to hold special ethnic studies session
By Todd Guild | | The Pajaronian Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Silicon Valley school district abandons ethnic studies. Will other districts follow?
By Jill Tucker | | San Francisco Cronicle Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto Unified School District drops ethnic studies graduation requirement
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
District drops Ethnic Studies vote
By Braden Cartwright | | Palo Alto Daily Post Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Pajaro Valley Unified School District board to hold special meeting on ethnic studies
By Tania Ortiz | | Lookout Santa Cruz Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
The voters and the court have spoken — PVUSD needs to bring back its ethnic studies contract
By Nat Low, Eli Davies, Bobby Pelz, Cheryl Williams, Lourdes Barraza, Gabriel Barraza, Christine Hong and Roy Recio | | Lookout Santa Cruz Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions
@pv4esj
By Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice | | Instagram Posted in: News | Tags: LES Consultants
What is Normal?
By Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen, R. Tolteka Cuauhtin, Bao Lo, Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen, R. Tolteka Cuauhtin, Bao Lo, Theresa Montaño, & Lupe Carrasco Cardona | | Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags:
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.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Year in Review: Ethnic studies contract debate dominates Pajaro Valley school board meetings
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Tam Union parents scrutinize ethnic studies plan
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Tam Union school district faces persistent ethnic studies pushback
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags:
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.
Posted in: THINC in the News | Tags:
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.
Posted in: Press Releases | Tags: Opinion
With New Survey Data, THINC Foundation Launches to Expose “Liberated” Ethnic Studies in K-12 Classrooms
By THINC Foundation | | THINC.orgToday we are proud to announce the official launch of the THINC Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Transparency, Honesty, and Integrity in the Classroom by advocating for inclusive rather than "Liberated" Ethnic Studies (LES) in K-12 curricula.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Five new faces and a fresh start: How controversy over ethnic studies helped reshape Pajaro Valley Unified School District
By Hillary Ojeda | | Lookout Santa Cruz Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
Lawsuit filed against Bay Area school district for alleged antisemitism on campuses
By Suzanne Phan | | ABC 7 Posted in: Opinion | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, National, Opinion, Oregon, Teachers Unions
How can we combat rising antisemitism in K-12 schools? Here are the steps
By Evan Bernstein | | The Jerusalem PostTo address these challenges, our communities must hold all schools accountable to provide Jewish students with a safe learning environment and teach all students tolerance instead of hate.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Pajaro Valley, Teachers Unions
Guest Commentary | Members of local Jewish community: Teach students to celebrate diversity through ethnic studies without furthering hate
By Santa Cruz Sentinel | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, National, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Teachers Unions
The Kindergarten Intifada
By Abigail Shrier | | The Free PressThere is a well-coordinated, national effort between teachers, activist organizations, and administrators to indoctrinate American children against Israel.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Pajaro Valley
Guest Commentary | Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers supports liberated ethnic studies, school board candidates
By Rebecca Royston (+18 others) | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Opinion, Washington
No doubt CRT is taught in our schools
By Liv Finne | | Whitman County GazetteIn 2021, the Legislature passed, and on May 5th that year Gov. Jay Inslee signed, Senate Bill 5044 to require the teaching of “...equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system.” This is the academic description for Critical Race Theory.
Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Maryland, Opinion
What are your children being taught? The answer may surprise you.
By Lindsey Burke | | Stars & StripesMontgomery County Public Schools went out of its way to caveat its promotion of the toxic ideology of critical race theory. The district — the 14th largest in the country with more than 160,000 students — put out a statement on CRT in which, as the kids would say, the words “established legal theoretical framework” are doing all the work.
Posted in: News | Tags: Washington
New evidence shows harmful Critical Race Theory is taught in Washington public schools
By Liv Finne | | Washington Policy CenterSome media outlets and left-leaning activists maintain that harmful Critical Race Theory is not being taught in Washington public schools, but new evidence has emerged showing that CRT will be part of two upcoming teacher-training conferences.
Posted in: News | Tags: Pennsylvania, Teachers Training
Black Nationalist Gets $20 Million to Promote ‘Segregation’ in Public Schools
By Francesca Block | | The Free PressSharif El-Mekki envisions a world where ‘all black students are taught by same-race teachers.’ He is backed by the Gates Foundation, NBC Universal, Nike, and the Bezos Family Foundation.
Posted in: News | Tags: Opinion, Teachers Unions
Opinion: San Dieguito Teachers Union Desperately Trying to Defeat Michael Allman
By Marsha Sutton | | The Times of San Diego Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, San Diego
Opinion: San Dieguito Teachers Union Desperately Trying to Defeat Michael Allman
By Marsha Sutton | | The Times of San Diego Posted in: Opinion | Tags: California, Opinion, Santa Ana
Language in some ethnic studies programs reminds trustee of her childhood in Soviet Union
By Maya Phillips | | San Diego Union TribuneWhen I read the Santa Ana Liberated Ethnic Studies Curriculum for the first time in September 2023, it brought back childhood memories from growing up in the Soviet Union.
Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Arizona, California, Israel/Palestine, National, New Jersey, New York, Opinion, Oregon, Teachers Unions
Antisemitism is exploding — because we’re teaching hate in public schools
By Nicole Neily | | New York PostThe ideological seeds of extremism were planted long before freshman orientation - and usually paid for with public tax dollars.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Rally encourages Pajaro Valley school board to reinstate ethnic studies contract
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
PVUSD board candidates grilled during forum
By Todd Guild | | The Pajaronian Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Pajaro Valley school board candidates discuss ethnic studies, board transparency in candidate forum
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Asian Americans, Opinion
Asian American history can be scarce in schools. States are trying to change that.
By Troy Aidan Sambajon | | The Christian Science MonitorWhat should students in the United States learn about Asian and Asian American culture and history? With hate crimes on the rise, more states are turning to classroom lessons to help foster tolerance and understanding.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
I Grew Up With Soviet Communism; Now as a Trustee I See It Embedded in California’s Ethnic Studies
By Maya Phillips | | California Globe Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
California bill adding ‘guardrails’ to mandated ethnic studies courses pushed to next year
By Molly Gibbs | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Israel/Palestine, Opinion, Teachers Unions
Teachers unions are fueling anti-Israelism. Here’s how
By Mika Hackner | | Times of IsraelGroups like BAMN and Educators for Palestine use the unions as vehicles to push radical curricula in K-12 schools across the US.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Parents concerned about Bay Area school district’s approach to ethnic studies
By Madilynne Medina | | SFGATE Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto parents express concern over ethnic studies course
By Sheree Bishop | | KALW Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Ethnic studies controversy in PVUSD: New advocacy group forms as district explores its options
By Hillary Ojeda | | Lookout Santa Cruz Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Silicon Valley parents are fuming over ethnic studies in schools. It’s a preview of battles to come across California
By Carolyn Stein | | San Francisco Chronicle Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) hosts blatantly partisan webinar; accuses “right wing” people of attempting “to define antizionism as antisemitism and to exclude histories of Israel/Palestine from textbooks and curricula”; states that “many Christian Zionists are antisemites”
By Parents Defending Education | | MTA Webinar Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts, Teachers Unions
‘Turning Classrooms Into Arenas Of Radicalism’: Teachers Union Tasks Anti-Israel Activist To Create Curriculum About Israel
By Kassy Akiva | | Daily Wire Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, Santa Ana
‘The Jewish Question’: Discrimination against students at school
By The Focus Project | | JNSThe call for a violent uprising is not a mere political slogan; it is a global movement seeking to justify incitement through rhetoric and create an environment that normalizes crimes.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, Santa Ana
‘Liberated’ ethnic studies courses challenged amid allegations of antisemitism
By John Fensterwald | | Ed SourceState judge is asked to bar classes created during meetings that allegedly should have been open to the public.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Palo Alto school district refutes claims calling new Ethnic Studies curriculum ‘highly controversial’
By Lisa Moreno | | Palo Alto Online Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Town hall encourages Pajaro Valley Unified School District to restore ethnic studies contract
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Ethnic Studies in PVUSD – Community Town Hall
By n/a | | Santa Cruz IMC Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Community Rallies for Ethnic Studies Outside PVUSD School Board Meeting
By Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice | | Santa Cruz IMC Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Ethnic Studies gave student sense of self, he says. Fresno teachers plead for investment
By Leqi Zhong | | The Fresno Bee Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Ethnic Studies gave student sense of self, he says. Fresno teachers plead for investment
By Leqi Zhong | | The Fresno Bee Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Graduation requirement could be at risk if Fresno Unified cuts Ethnic Studies budget
By Leqi Zhong | | The Fresno Bee Posted in: News | Tags: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Teachers Association Anti-Racism Task Force Webinar Riddled with Distortions and Falsehoods
By David Orenstein | | CAMERA Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions
Massachusetts Teachers Association Anti-Racism Task Force Webinar Riddled with Distortions and Falsehoods
By David Orenstein | | CAMERA Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
New PVUSD superintendent will ‘listen and learn’ before deciding on ethnic studies contract controversy
By Hillary Ojeda | | Lookout Santa Cruz Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Students, teachers demand PVUSD board revisit ethnic studies vote
By Todd Guild | | The Pajaronian Posted in: News | Tags: California, Opinion, Pajaro Valley
Guest Commentary | Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s divisive ethnic studies book
By Santa Cruz Sentinel | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Community members plea for Pajaro Valley school district ethnic studies contract renewal
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
Students and families pushing PVUSD to change their decision on ethnic studies contract
By Sandra Iveth Santos | | KION News Channel 46 Posted in: News | Tags: History, National
Undercover with Liberated Ethnic Studies
By Brandy Shufutunsky | | White Rose MagazineLiberated Ethnic Studies activists are well connected, highly organized, and deeply committed to establishing a radical pedagogy that seeks to undermine the liberal order by using our public school system as a vehicle to normalize their ideology.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Marin County
Tam Union trustees OK ethnic studies
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent Journal Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Crisis in the Classroom: Ethnic studies class mandate
By Staff | | FOX 26 Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, Oakland, Teachers Unions
What did Oakland teachers talk about during the Palestine teach-in?
By Ashley McBride | | The OaklandsideSeveral teachers spoke to The Oaklandside about their lessons which included a comic book, videos, and read-alouds about conflict in the Middle East.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, Oakland, Teachers Unions
About 100 Oakland teachers held unsanctioned ‘teach-in’ to discuss Palestinian cause
By Anser Hassan | | ABC7 Bay AreaAcross the Oakland Unified School District on Wednesday, teachers voluntarily took part in a teach-in about the Palestinian cause.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Draft of Fresno Unified School District’s ethnic studies course teaches students that ‘decolonization’ requires ‘a change in the world order’
By PDE | | FUSD Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
PVUSD ethnic studies contract won’t come back for revote
By Todd Guild | | The Pajaronian Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine
Hamas Attack Reveals the Political Agenda of Ethnic Studies within the University of California
By Lee Ohanion | | Hoover InstitutionAfter the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, it is obvious that the ESFC should have nothing to do with course content.
Posted in: News | Tags: Israel/Palestine, New York
NYC pre-K teacher pushes anti-Israel agenda with lessons about ‘land theft, displacement and ethnic cleansing’
By Deirdre Bardolf | | New York PostNYC pre-K teacher Siriana Abboud offers social media guides on how to talk to 4-year-olds about "land theft, displacement and ethnic cleansing" and has referred to Israel as a "fascist ethnostate" online, concerning some parents and educators.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Palo Alto
Ethnic studies to become graduation requirement
By Sophia Yang and Celina Lee | | The Paly Voice Posted in: News | Tags: California, Pajaro Valley
PVUSD rejects ethnic studies curriculum for anti-semitism allegations
By Todd Guild | | The Pajaronian Posted in: News | Tags: California, History, Israel/Palestine, National, Teachers Unions
Unmasking Hatred in Schools: Anti-Semitism in Ethnic Studies
By Jany Finkielsztein | | CAMERAA group of educator-activists promoting racial grievance and Marxism aim to turn American school children into foot soldiers for their cause. Under the banner of the Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Studies (CLES), they seek to present American society through the paradigm of oppressors and oppressed – imbuing students with an antagonistic view of America as a “settler-colonial state.”
Posted in: News | Tags: Kentucky
Kentucky school district trains teachers on ‘white supremacy’ culture and drag queens
By Breccan F. Thies | | Washington Examiner Posted in: News | Tags: Kentucky
Jefferson County Public Schools provides training to teachers that includes two “Wheel of Privilege” charts; teaches educators that traits such as “individualism” and “urgency” are part of “White Supremacy Culture”; promotes upcoming “drag queen story time”
By JCPSKY | | Parents Defending Education Posted in: Opinion | Tags: California, Opinion
Beware the Spread of ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies in California – and Beyond
By Mike Zhao | | RealClearEducationThose of us who have suffered the unspeakable horrors of Marxist ideology tend to develop a keen sense of danger that stems from our understanding of the far Left. The rhetoric of “class struggle,” “critical consciousness,” demonization of the bourgeoisie (or, in today’s parlance, “the privileged”), and Manichean notions of the oppressed versus the oppressors arouses traumatic memories.
Posted in: News | Tags: Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory:Its Origins and Infiltration of California’s Public Schools
By Sheridan Karras | | California Policy Center Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, LES Consultants
“Liberated” Ethnic Studies: Jews need not apply
By Daniel Rubin | | Ethnic and Racial StudiesDespite increasing antisemitism in the U.S., there continues to be strong resistance to teaching about Jews and antisemitism in the high school ES classroom. This article analyzes the potential arguments for the continued exclusion of Jews in ES and whether Jews have a place within its framework.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine, Teachers Unions
Antisemitism and the Politics of Ethnic Studies in CA’s K-12 and Higher Education Classrooms
By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin | | Institute for the Study of Contemporary AntisemitismIn 2013, only 1% of California’s high schools offered a course in Ethnic Studies. By 2025, a mere dozen years later, 100% of the state’s public and charter high schools are supposed to be offering, and all of its students required to take, a course in ethnic studies that’s likely to contain explicit and implicit antisemitic content, almost guaranteed to incite bigotry towards Jewish students and the Jewish community.
Posted in: News | Tags: Teachers Unions, Virginia
REVEALED: School ‘toolkit’ in Virginia that shows how to secretly teach CRT and promote BLM to ‘advance racial justice’
By Andrea Cavallier | | Daily MailVirginia Education Association (VEA) released a toolkit that pushes an initiative called the Black Lives Matter At School Week of Action.
Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Opinion, Teachers Unions, Virginia
How a Teachers Union Promotes Critical Race Theory
By Editorial Board | | Wall Street JournalA toolkit tells teachers how to push radical ideology on children despite Gov. Youngkin’s ban.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, San Mateo
Ethnic studies debate in San Mateo Union High School District
By Sierra Lopez | | The Daily Journal Posted in: Opinion | Tags: Minnesota, Opinion, Survey
Stop the bait and switch on Ethnic Studies!
By American Experiment | | American ExperimentA top goal of Gov. Tim Walz and his allies in the Minnesota legislature is to politicize our schools through the insertion of a radical form of ethnic studies into the curriculum from kindergarten through twelfth grade. But you wouldn’t know it listening to them. Their sales pitch for this radical agenda is a classic bait and switch.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, IES, Israel/Palestine, Survey
Survey: how local school board candidates see ethnic studies
By Ryan Torok | | Jewish News of Northern CaliforniaA recent survey of candidates for local school boards across California sought their views on the teaching of ethnic studies and other contentious issues, including whether they supported the “liberated” ethnic studies curriculum that has caused concern among pro-Israel and Jewish groups.
Posted in: Opinion | Tags: California, History, IES, Opinion
California schools should opt for inclusive ethnic studies
By Bill Honig (former California State Superintendent, 1983-93) | | Ed SourceInclusive ethnic studies programs that adopt these principles inspire all students to embrace their own and others’ cultures, develop their individual potential, appreciate our common humanity and continue the important work of advancing America’s quest for a more perfect union.
Posted in: News | Tags: Critical Race Theory
Yes, Critical Race Theory Should Be Taught in Your School: Undoing Racism in K–12 Schooling and Classrooms Through CRT
By Theresa Montaño & Tricia Gallagher-Geurtsen | | UCLA Law Review Posted in: News | Tags: California
Studies Fail to Support Claims of New California Ethnic Studies Requirement
By Richard Sander, Abraham Wyner | | Tablet Posted in: News | Tags: Critical Race Theory
Hispanic Students Were Forced To Learn Critical Race Theory. They Hated It.
By Robby Soave | | Reason Posted in: News | Tags: California, Israel/Palestine
Factsheet: Liberated Ethnic Studies in California
By StandWithUs | | StandWithUsInterest groups in California are relentlessly trying to exploit the state's K-12 ethnic studies graduation requirement as a platform for antisemitism, anti-Israel propaganda, and other forms of bias. Read on to learn more about how these "liberated" ethnic studies groups are violating California state policy regarding ethnic studies.
Posted in: News | Tags: California, Fresno
Ethnic studies becomes graduation requirement for California students
By Joe Hong | | Cal Matters Posted in: News | Tags: Critical Race Theory
A Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction
By Sonia Michelle Cintron, Dani Wadlington, Andre ChenFeng (content developers) | | Stride (textbook) Posted in: News | Tags: Asian Americans
Asian-Americans for Equal Opportunity
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