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 CruzWhat 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@pv4esj
By Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice | | InstagramNew 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.
Year in Review: Ethnic studies contract debate dominates Pajaro Valley school board meetings
By Nick Sestanovich | | Santa Cruz SentinelTam Union parents scrutinize ethnic studies plan
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent JournalTam Union school district faces persistent ethnic studies pushback
By Keri Brenner | | Marin Independent JournalWhat 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.
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.
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.
Five new faces and a fresh start: How controversy over ethnic studies helped reshape Pajaro Valley Unified School District
By Hillary Ojeda | | Lookout Santa CruzLawsuit filed against Bay Area school district for alleged antisemitism on campuses
By Suzanne Phan | | ABC 7How 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.
Guest Commentary | Members of local Jewish community: Teach students to celebrate diversity through ethnic studies without furthering hate
By Santa Cruz Sentinel | | Santa Cruz SentinelThe 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.
Guest Commentary | Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers supports liberated ethnic studies, school board candidates
By Rebecca Royston (+18 others) | | Santa Cruz SentinelNo 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.
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.
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.
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.