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The History of Ethnic Studies (ES) in PAUSD
Jan 2024
Aug 2019
CDE discards ESMC draft due to controversy, including rejection by Governor Newsom
June 2019
CA Department of Education (CDE) releases first ESMC draft for public comment
March 2021
After several revisions, CA State Board of Education adopts ESMC
CA Department of Justice issues Legal Alert warning about discriminatory & ideological ES content
CA legislators issue warning about "liberated" ES vendors
Aug 2023
Newsom Administration issues notice about discriminatory content from ES vendors
Sep 2016
Oct 2021
Bill 2016 AB 2016 enacted -- State must create an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC)
AB 101 enacted, state signals support for ES high school graduation requirement but does not fund it
2010s....
PAUSD offers ES as a High School elective
May 2024
Aug 2025
PAUSD expected to require all 9th graders to enroll in the new ES Course
Aug 2024
Start of PAUSD
ES pilot
March 2024
PA² submits letter with concerns about consultant
Jan 2023
PAUSD teacher committee starts work to revamp existing ES course
Oct 2023
PAUSD school board votes to make
ES a graduation requirement for class of 2030
Jan 2024
PAUSD hires UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project as its ES consultant
Dec 2024
PAUSD may vote to approve new ES course