Ethnic studies are a valuable component in a student’s education and should be offered in all schools. Northern Arizona University defines ethnic studies as “the interdisciplinary study of race and ...

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks at a press conference in 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond ...

In response to the school board’s decision to shorten ethnic studies to a single semester course, the Mountain View Los Altos ...

The article was updated on Aug. 1 to include comments from the co-chair of the committee of ethnic studies educators who wrote most of the first draft in 2019. The California Department of Education ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Students at the University have always been active in promoting diversity and ethnic awareness on ...

The Palo Alto Board of Education voted 3-2 to approve a new ethnic studies graduation requirement at a special board meeting Thursday evening, despite Superintendent Don Austin’s statement late last ...

To the editor: With the experience of teaching ethnic studies many decades ago at a Colorado high school (it was called “human relations”), I believe that the success of California’s new curriculum on ...

This course examines the historical, political and social dynamics of race and ethnicity in the United States. It investigates the creation and effects of these social concepts on the experiences, ...

The Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies is designed to advance students’ knowledge and understanding of indigenous communities and communities of color through analyses and application of the theories, ...

Our students become keen critical thinkers who understand how race, ethnicity, gender, class, indigeneity and sexuality affect people’s lives, and they apply this knowledge to a number of satisfying ...

A student presentation on Mayan math is displayed in teacher Ron Espiritu's ethnic studies classroom at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) After more ...

A 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. Starting ...