California lawmakers may require HS students to take ethnic studies class

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California lawmakers may require HS students to take ethnic studies class

California legislators on Wednesday are considering making ethnic studies a required course for students by the end of the decade after it passed a model curriculum for the course. High school students in the state would be required to take the course for at least a single semester to graduate, according to KNX10.70 News Radio. Assemblymember Jose Medina, who authored the bill, said that this is a needed step in the right direction. 'As we've seen civil unrest and racial tension rise across this nation, California has prided itself on being a progressive beacon,' Medina said. RELATED: Brown University undergrad students vote […]

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