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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.
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Hate, Division, Extremism and Antisemitism: The New Face of K-12 Education
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org 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 | 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: Monthly Newsletter | Tags:
Parents Don’t Trust Teachers’ Unions
By Mitch Siegler | | THINC.org 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, News
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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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: Monthly 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.
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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.
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: News, 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: News, 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, News, 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, News, 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, News
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, News, 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, News, 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, News
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, News
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, News, 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, News
“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, News, 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: News, 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, News, 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, News
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
By Christopher F. Rufo | | City Journal