Resources

State of California

Advisories

CA Department of Justice Legal Alert: Guidance to School Officials re: Legal Requirements for Providing Inclusive Curricula and Books

CA Governor Newsom's Administration's Letter to School Leaders:

Ethnic Studies Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism's Policy Brief: Uncertain Legal Status of California’s Ethnic Studies High School Graduation Requirement

Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)

PAUSD Ethnic Studies FAQ Section

PAUSD's Board Policy Overview - Role of Community

PAUSD

PA² - Letters and Resources

PA² Responses to PAUSD Ethnic Studies FAQs

PA² Letter to Board and Administration to PAUSE Ethnic Studies Roll Out

PA² Letter to Board and Administration on Consultant UC Berkeley HSSP

PA2

News

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Palo Alto school district refutes claims calling new Ethnic Studies curriculum ‘highly controversial’

Berkeley superintendent, GOP congressman tussle over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies - EdSource

New Paradigm Or Political Agenda: Ethnic Studies vs. Liberated ES - Forbes

Former Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig: California schools should opt for inclusive ethnic studies - EdSource

Studies Fail to Support Claims of New California Ethnic Studies Requirement - Tablet

A final vote, after many rewrites, for California’s controversial ethnic studies curriculum - EdSource

California’s widely criticized ethnic studies plan to be revised - EdSource