{"id":2135959,"date":"2023-12-29T10:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-california-narrowly-votes-down-proposal-to-force-high-schools-to-teach-anti-semitic-activism\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:40:33","slug":"university-of-california-narrowly-votes-down-proposal-to-force-high-schools-to-teach-anti-semitic-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-california-narrowly-votes-down-proposal-to-force-high-schools-to-teach-anti-semitic-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"UC narrowly rejects proposal to mandate anti-Semitic activism in high schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-of-california-narrowly-votes-down-proposal-to-force-high-schools-to-teach-anti-semitic-activism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Committee of \u200cthe University of California\u2019s Academic \u2064Senate Narrowly Rejects Proposal for\u200c Mandatory\u200c Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies in\u200d High Schools<\/h2>\n<p>A committee of the University of California\u2019s Academic Senate has recently voted against advancing \u2064a proposal that would \u200chave required every \u200chigh school to teach anti-Semitic \u201ccritical\u201d ethnic studies in order for students\u2063 to be eligible for the university system. \u2062This decision has significant implications, as it would have \u2064affected high schools across \u2063the\u200d country, \u200bas well as private \u200dschools \u200din California.<\/p>\n<p>California already has \u2062a law called AB 101 that mandates the \u2063teaching of \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethnic-studies-is-crt-peddlers-sneaky-new-way-to-stoke-racial-division-in-schools\/\" title=\"'Ethnic Studies': CRT Advocates' Covert Method to Fuel School Racial Discord\">ethnic \u2062studies<\/a> in \u2062all public high schools. However, the version of ethnic studies required by\u2062 the University of California (UC) is more extreme than \u200dwhat is required by AB 101. The UC \u2064version was \u2064toned down \u2062after Governor Gavin Newsom \u2064vetoed an earlier version due to concerns \u200cof anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>UC ethnic studies scholars\u200b openly opposed \u200ba \u2063provision in the final \u200cbill that \u2063prevented them from promoting \u201cbigotry,\u201d arguing that it\u200b interfered with the mission of ethnic studies. They claimed that judgments about the curriculum should be\u200b made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-exposed-inflated-covid-deaths-by-1600-throughout-the-election-violated-multiple-federal-laws-peer-reviewed-study-findsstate-local-governments-must-act\/\" title=\"CDC Exposed: Inflated Covid Deaths By 1600% Throughout The Election, \u201cViolated Multiple Federal Laws\u201d Peer-Reviewed Study Finds\u2026State, Local Governments Must Act\">subject matter experts<\/a>, rather than by lobbyist groups or unelected bureaucrats.<\/p>\n<p>In September, the University of \u2064California Ethnic Studies \u2062Faculty Council wrote a \u2062letter to Governor \u2063Newsom expressing\u2064 their objection to the requirement \u2064that ethnic studies should not promote bias or\u200d discrimination.\u2062 They argued that\u200c this restriction was a form\u200d of censorship and anti-Arab racism.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also suggested that Jews had used money to control the law, insinuating that the ban on taxpayer-funded anti-Semitism training\u200d was due to the influence of \u200chighly\u2063 funded lobbying groups \u200cor special\u2063 interests. Furthermore, the letter \u2062denigrated anyone who did\u2062 not portray Jews as oppressors, labeling them\u200b as \u201cconservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following \u2063the recent attack on Israel, the\u2063 Ethnic Studies\u200b Faculty Council \u2063criticized UC administrators for condemning Hamas\u2019 terrorism. They claimed\u200c that holding the oppressed accountable for terrorism perpetuated a colonial narrative and demanded that UC retract its charges of terrorism and support the Palestinian freedom \u200bstruggle.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these developments, a coalition of\u2062 115 Jewish\u200d and allied groups reminded the UC Board of\u2064 Regents that \u200dthe faculty council responsible \u200bfor establishing ethnic studies standards should not be trusted if they cannot acknowledge the terrorism \u2062committed by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>On November 3, the UC\u200c Academic Senate\u2019s \u201cBoard of Admissions and Relations With\u2063 Schools\u201d committee narrowly voted against the admissions\u200b requirement for ethnic studies. \u2062The decision was not motivated by concerns of anti-Semitism, but rather by \u200bconcerns about creating additional\u200d barriers to\u2063 college for disadvantaged minorities.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council has made it clear that their aim is\u2063 activism, rather than objective \u200cscholarship.\u2062 They have \u2062sponsored\u200d conferences \u2064and events that promote resistance and organizing for their cause.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that anti-Semitism has been intertwined with their advocacy from the\u200c beginning. Some proponents of ethnic studies in California have expressed opposition to including Jewish\u200b people in the curriculum, claiming that they were not part of the original areas of study and did not contribute to the establishment \u2063of ethnic studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-cult-how-wealthy-santa-barbara-foreshadowed-the-fight-against-crackpot-curriculum\">\u2018This Is A Cult\u2019: How Wealthy Santa Barbara Foreshadowed The Fight Against \u200bCrackpot\u00a0Curriculum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges and\u200b considerations should be taken into account\u2062 when developing an ethnic\u200c studies curriculum that promotes inclusivity and\u2063 understanding \u2063while avoiding bias or prejudice<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Groups. This statement sparked controversy\u2064 and further fueled\u2064 the debate\u2062 over the proposed mandatory anti-Semitic ethnic studies curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The committee of\u200d the UC Academic Senate \u2064voted \u200c18-13 against the proposal, with some members expressing concerns about the lack of balance and fairness in the curriculum. The proposal was seen by many as promoting a one-sided narrative \u200bthat could perpetuate prejudice and bias.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of\u2063 the mandatory anti-Semitic ethnic studies\u2062 argued \u200bthat\u200b it went \u200dagainst the principle of academic\u200c freedom and violated\u200c the rights of\u200c students to receive a well-rounded education. They further contended that the curriculum should focus on promoting diversity,\u2063 inclusivity, and understanding among different cultures and ethnicities, without singling out any\u2063 particular group for scrutiny or criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the proposal \u200cacknowledged the importance of ethnic studies in addressing historical and cultural gaps \u200bin\u200d education. They \u2062insisted \u2063that teaching about the experiences\u2062 and\u2062 contributions of different minority groups, including Jewish people, was crucial for fostering empathy and combating discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u200d controversy surrounding the proposal highlighted the necessity of striking a balance between promoting awareness and understanding\u2062 of\u200d different ethnicities and \u200dreligions, while\u2063 also ensuring that \u200dthe\u200b curriculum does not inadvertently \u200cpromote bias or prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>The rejection of the mandatory anti-Semitic ethnic \u2063studies \u2062proposal by the UC Academic Senate committee does not\u200d mean that the subject will not be taught\u2064 in high schools. Schools still have the option\u200c to include \u2062ethnic studies in their curriculum, but \u2064it\u2063 is not a requirement for students to be eligible for the UC system.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solomon-court-decision-deals-body-blow-after-biden-admin-tried-to-block-corporate-move\/\" title=\"Solomon: Biden Admin's Block Fails as Court Deals Body Blow to Corporate Move.\">decision\u200b raises important questions<\/a> about the role of universities in \u200cshaping K-12 education and the need for transparency and inclusivity in curriculum development. \u2064The\u200d debate \u200cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-consultancy-coalition-for-liberated-ethnic-students-promotes-calls-for-israels-eradication\/\" title=\"Education Consultancy, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic Students, Advocates for Israel's Elimination\">ethnic studies highlights<\/a> \u200dthe challenges of ensuring a well-rounded education that includes\u200d diverse perspectives and avoids promoting discrimination\u2064 or bias.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is crucial for \u200ceducators, policymakers, and stakeholders\u2064 to engage in constructive dialogue\u200c and work towards developing a curriculum that promotes \u2062inclusivity, understanding, and respect for all ethnic and religious groups. This \u200crequires involving subject matter experts, educators, and community representatives to ensure a comprehensive and balanced\u2063 approach to ethnic \u2063studies.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the rejection of the mandatory anti-Semitic \u200dethnic studies proposal by the UC Academic Senate committee signifies a crucial decision that has significant implications for high schools across the country. While\u200c ethnic studies remains \u2063an important subject, this\u2064 decision underscores the need \u200cfor careful\u200c consideration and balance in curriculum development to promote inclusivity and avoid\u2064 inadvertently promoting bias or prejudice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A University of California committee narrowly rejected a proposal to mandate anti-Semitic &#8220;critical&#8221; ethnic studies in all high schools for university eligibility. 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