Critics: Revived California Ethnic Studies Curriculum Pushes Political Agenda

Critics: Revived California Ethnic Studies Curriculum Pushes Political Agenda
Instructor Blanca Claudio (C) teaches a history lesson at Franklin High School in Los Angeles on May 25, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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After Assembly Bill 331, a piece of legislation that would require California students to take ethnic studies before high school graduation, was delayed in August, the state has made plans to revise the curriculum and bring it to a vote in 2020.

In September, a number of activists and members of the community gathered in front of the California Department of Education’s Instructional Quality Commission to give feedback on the proposed curriculum.