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California becomes first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation

“It’s high time that we addressed the demographic imperative,” said Theresa Montaño, professor of Chicana/o studies at Cal State Northridge. She noted that the battle over ethnic studies courses began in the 1960s. “In California, 70% of students are students of color. They go through 12 years of an education — taking everything from mathematics to biology — and yet it’s taken 53 years to get a single course in something that is relevant to their own personal historical trajectory.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-08/california-first-state-require-ethnic-studies-high-school-graduation

Los Angeles Times

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