On March 16, 2021, we invited a panel of teachers from SCUSD to share
about the teaching of Ethnic Studies. We invite you to view the powerful
presentations,
Hosted and sponsored by the Black Parallel School Board.
Teachers at work.
e BPSB landing page for the video: https://blackparallelschoolboard.com/teaching-ethnic-studies/
Excellent discussion of the issues.
Thank you Black Parallel School Board
The Associated Press reports that on Thursday, members of the California State Board of Education unanimously approved the curriculum with hopes that it would clear a path for states across the country to follow. But the effort to give high school students access to an education that doesn’t center whiteness above all didn’t come without plenty of hurdles.
From AP:
Crafting the curriculum took three years, drawing more than 100,000 public comments as different groups objected to being left out or misrepresented. Public comment that preceded the board’s vote drew about 150 callers, many of whom asked the board to reject the curriculum and echoed the heated debate that took place throughout its drafting. The loudest criticism came from Jewish and pro-Arab groups who accused each other of trying to silence each other’s histories.
Some callers who identified themselves as Jewish and the descendants of Holocaust survivors said the plan “erased the unique stories of Jews in the Middle East.” Others criticized the curriculum as anti-Arab, saying it white-washed content about Arab Americans and erased earlier content about Palestinians.
The nearly 900-page Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, which has been CONTINUE READING: California Approves Nation's First Ethnic Statewide Studies Curriculum
California Department of Education
