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How the MTA embraced misinformation and lost our trust

By Jany Finkielsztein & Mitch Siegler | March 27, 2025 | JNS
Rather than adhere to educational standards, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has pursued a one-sided approach when teaching about Israel and Hamas.

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Another three states could mandate AAPI studies in K-12 curricula

By Jane Park | February 25, 2025 | AsAmNews
THINC's take on pending Ethnic Studies legislation in Alaska, Arizona, and Washington was featured in AsAm News.

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Ethnic studies fight leads to backlash against CA school board member

By Austin Gergens | February 13, 2025 | Chalkboard News
The Palo Alto Unified School District Board voted this week not to censure a board member who previously voted against a measure to approve a controversial “liberated” ethnic studies curriculum for the district.

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New foundation launched to spotlight ‘divisive’ liberated ethnic studies curriculum

By Austin Gergens | January 2, 2025 | Chalkboard News
A new organization is focused on providing an alternative to liberated ethnic studies, a controversial curriculum that draws on critical race theory components. Its founder says it’s intended to spotlight race-focused instruction. Ahead of the holiday season, California businessman Mitch Siegler launched the THINC Foundation, which stands for transparency, honesty, and integrity in the classroom.

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Tam Union parents scrutinize ethnic studies plan

By Keri Brenner | December 19, 2024 | Marin Independent Journal
Some Tamalpais Union High School District parents repeated a call this week to postpone the district's controversial new ethnic studies course.

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What Are Your Kids Really Being Taught In School?

By Tom Jordan & Mitch Siegler | December 12, 2024 | Tom Jordan Live
Are 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 | December 10, 2024 | Washington Examiner
A 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.

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