{"id":872551,"date":"2021-10-12T20:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T00:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=872551"},"modified":"2021-10-12T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T00:14:19","slug":"newsom-signs-bill-requiring-ca-public-high-school-students-pass-ethnic-studies-course-to-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-requiring-ca-public-high-school-students-pass-ethnic-studies-course-to-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Signs Bill Requiring CA Public High School Students Pass Ethnic Studies Course To Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnewsom-signs-bill-requiring-ca-public-high-school-students-pass-ethnic-studies-course-to-graduate%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=872551&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Newsom-Ethnic-Studies.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that makes California the first state to mandate public high school students pass an ethnic studies class as a graduation requirement.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/Newsom-signs-bill-to-require-ethnic-studies-for-16520181.php\">reported<\/a>, \u201cHigh school students in California will be required to learn about the contributions and oppression of people of color in America, under a measure Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.\u201d According to the outlet, the new law \u201cadds a one-semester ethnic studies course to the state\u2019s high school graduation requirements for public schools, starting with the 2029-30 academic year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also requires public schools to offer at least one ethnic studies course as an elective beginning in the 2025-26 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom said the legislation, known as Assembly Bill 101, enables students \u201cto learn their own stories, and those of their classmates,\u201d adding, \u201cand a number of studies have shown that these courses boost student achievement over the long run \u2013 especially among students of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica is shaped by our shared history, much of it painful and etched with woeful injustice,\u201d Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AB-101-Signing-Message-PDF.pdf\">wrote<\/a> in a signing statement. \u201cStudents deserve to see themselves in their studies, and they must understand our nation\u2019s full history if we expect them to one day build a more just society.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4581673306773\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And\u2026it&#8217;s official! Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> for signing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AB101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AB101<\/a>. I am beyond thrilled to see California finally teach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EthnicStudiesForAll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EthnicStudiesForAll<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/caleg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#caleg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/billsigning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#billsigning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iamethnicstudies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iamethnicstudies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp5FQgirhs\">pic.twitter.com\/lp5FQgirhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jose Medina (@AsmJoseMedina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsmJoseMedina\/status\/1446660978226073600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Assemblymember Jose Medina, a Democrat from Riverside who authored the bill, described the signing as \u201cone-step in the long struggle for equal education for all students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inclusion of ethnic studies in the high school curriculum is long overdue,\u201d said Medina in a <a href=\"https:\/\/a61.asmdc.org\/press-releases\/20211008-california-adds-ethnic-studies-high-school-curriculum\">statement<\/a>. \u201cStudents cannot have a full understanding of the history of our state and nation without the inclusion of the contribution and struggles of Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to acknowledge the countless young people, high school and college students, teachers and professors, who have organized, demonstrated, boycotted classes, and gone on hunger strikes to demand a more equitable and inclusive educational system,\u201d Medina continued.<\/p>\n<p>More details from The Chronicle:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"18.458616010855\">\n<p><em>Some Republican legislators said the course is inappropriate for high school students, arguing it is rooted in<\/em><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack\/2021\/05\">critical race theory,<\/a> a view that racism is ingrained in laws and government institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Proponents say ethnic studies courses are shown to help students of color improve academically because they feel empowered by seeing themselves reflected in textbooks, rather than a \u201cEurocentric\u201d version of history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The final version of AB101 includes a provision that discourages school districts from using earlier versions of the model curriculum that included references to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The measure also prohibits schools from using instruction materials that promote bias or discrimination toward any group.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Newsom vetoed a similar proposal last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times reported, \u201cAt that time, he called for a revised and completed state curriculum guide for ethnic studies \u2013 one that would be, he said, balanced, fair and \u2018inclusive of all communities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The California Board of Education approved those revisions in March.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Melina Abdullah, a prominent Black Lives Matter organizer who is also a professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA, has been one of the lead proponents for mandating ethnic studies requirements for public high schools and colleges in the Golden State. She was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnicstudiesnow.com\/dr_melina_abdullah\">instrumental<\/a> in convincing the L.A. Unified School District to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack Studies transformed me from one who dropped out of traditional high school and was losing her way to one who earned her PhD and became a professor and activist\/organizer,\u201d Abdullah once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-lawmakers-consider-ethnic-studies-jeffrey-cawood\">revealed<\/a> to her followers on social media. \u201cThere are countless others like me whose lives have been saved by ethnic studies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that makes California the first state to mandate public high school students pass an ethnic studies class as a graduation requirement.The San Francisco &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-872551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}