California High School Students Will Be Required To Take Ethnic Studies
California high school students will have to take courses in ethnic studies to get a diploma starting in 2029-30. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-California) signed the bill on Friday making California the first state to make ethnic studies as a graduation requirement. The curriculum focuses on marginalized groups African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. “It’s been a long wait,” said assemblyman Jose Medina (D-California). While his GOP counterparts have been railing against Critical Race Theory in the classroom, Medina believes in the afterma...