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Advisories
Jan 10, 2025
CA Governor Newsom Administration's Statement: Ethnic Studies is Not a State Priority
Dec 12, 2024
CA Governor Newsom Administration's Statement: Ethnic Studies is Not a State Graduation Requirement
Jan 9, 2024
CA Department of Justice Legal Alert: Guidance to School Officials re: Legal Requirements for Providing Inclusive Curricula and Books
Aug 23, 2023
CA Governor Newsom's Administration's Letter to School Leaders:
Ethnic Studies Curriculum and Instructional Materials
June 2023
Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism's Policy Brief: Uncertain Legal Status of California’s Ethnic Studies High School Graduation Requirement
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
Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD)
Feb 6, 2025
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Jan 16, 2025
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Ethnic Studies Course Syllabus ("part of a pilot program and does not necessarily reflect the finalized curriculum. Content is subject to revision based on feedback, review, and district approval")
PAUSD's Revised Ethnic Studies Webpage and FAQ
PAUSD School Board's Special Meeting Ethnic Studies Agenda Item (approved 3:2)
Course Description
Curriculum and Sample Lessons
Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement Paused - Message by Superintendent Dr. Austin
PAUSD's Board Policy Overview - Role of Community
PA² - Press Releases, Letters and Resources
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
PA² Letter Regarding January Special Board Meeting Vote
PA² Statement Regarding January Special Board Meeting Vote
Jan 23, 2025
Dec 3, 2024
May 29, 2024
May 15, 2024
PA² Press Release Regarding January Special Board Meeting
PA² Letter to Board to Pause for Transparency and Community Input
PA² Responses to PAUSD Ethnic Studies FAQs
PA² Letter to Board and Administration to PAUSE Ethnic Studies Roll Out
Mar 7, 2024
PA² Letter to Board and Administration on Consultant UC Berkeley HSSP
News and Editorials
Mar 3, 2025
Palo Alto School Board Faces Brown Act Complaint — Palo Alto High School
Campanile
Feb 10, 2025
Editorial: Pause Ethnic Studies Requirement -- Palo Alto High School Campanile
Feb 7, 2025
Opinion: Why is PAUSD hiding its Ethnic Studies curriculum? - Palo Alto Weekly
Feb 6, 2025
Editorial: Dave Price - Board should vote on ethnic studies again when it has the whole story - Palo Alto Daily Post
Jan 27, 2025
Anatomy of a divided California school board’s vote on ethnic studies - EdSource
Jan 24, 2025
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Dec 12, 2024
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May 9, 2024
Palo Alto flip-flops on ethnic studies, capping emotional roller-coaster for families - San Francisco Chronicle
Ethnic Studies vote back on - Palo Alto Daily Post
Silicon Valley school district abandons ethnic studies. Will other districts follow? - San Francisco Chronicle
District drops Ethnic Studies vote - Palo Alto Daily Post
Gov. Newsom proposes stable California school funding - EdSource
The clock is ticking, ethnic studies remains an unfunded mandate; what will Newsom do? - EdSource
Silicon Valley parents are fuming over ethnic studies in schools. It’s a preview of battles to come across California - San Francisco Chronicle
Palo Alto school district refutes claims calling new Ethnic Studies curriculum ‘highly controversial’ - Palo Alto Online
Berkeley superintendent, GOP congressman tussle over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies - EdSource
New Paradigm Or Political Agenda: Ethnic Studies vs. Liberated ES - Forbes
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