Ethnic Studies is a relatively young academic area that emphasizes divisions among groups and accentuates grievances and resentment of the white majority. Its unifying theme is that American society exploits ethnic minorities. CAMERA monitors this educational endeavor and exposes its biased, anti-Zionist dimensions.
news and commentary
California’s High School Ethnic Studies Plan Faces Continued Criticism, Funding Hurdles
Times of San Diego – Following Governor Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 101 making Ethnic Studies mandatory for students in California, two professors have pointed out that the law was based on “two unreplicated studies that distort the data.” Nor has the legislature yet approved the required funding for the law’s implementation.
Washington State Gears Up To Mandate ‘Ethnic Studies’ As Its Architect Rails Against ‘Jewish Complicity’
The Daily Wire – The Washington State Board of Education moved closer last week to requiring high schoolers to study “ethnic studies” in order to graduate–even as the activist who formally trained the board on the subject has been railing against Jews, downplaying the oppression they have faced and writing: “How do we hold white Jews who are complicit in Whiteness (racism) accountable when they use their Jewishness to try to cover their deeds?”
Ethnic Studies: Evidence-Based Curriculum, or CRT Trojan Horse?
Real Clear Politics – Ethnic Studies (ES) is proliferating in public schools in blue states. Proponents of Ethnic Studies argue that it’s an “evidence-based” best practice. Critics allege that it’s a Trojan Horse for racialized neo-Marxist ideology. Who has the better argument?
UC Admission Mandate is Not Just Biased Against Jews, It’s Also Unconstitutional
Jewish Journal – The proposed new admissions requirement will require that each prospective UC student complete a high school ethnic studies course that will likely be in line with a model curriculum that is openly antisemitic.
liberated ethnic studies
Liberated Ethnic Studies (LES) is a more extreme version of Ethnic Studies that promotes a Marxist orientation centered on racial identity. LES promotes student and teacher activism against traditional American ideals and institutions. Anti-Israel and anti-Jewish themes are often a core component of this agenda. CAMERA documents and exposes the goals, methods and activities of this project.
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Castro Valley School Board Approves Contract With ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Group
J Weekly –The Castro Valley school board unanimously approved a contract Wednesday night with a controversial consortium of ethnic studies teachers who have expressed strong opposition to Israel and to pro-Israel Jewish organizations.
The Antisemitic Gall of a ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Algemeiner – The educator-activists who launched the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Institute (LESMC), a recently established California-based educational consulting group for K-12 schools, want you to know they’re not afraid of controversy.
NCSS Issues Strong Position Statement on Antisemitism
CAMERA – In response to recent attacks on Jewish citizens and an increase in antisemitism within American society, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) issued a strong position statement on antisemitism statement encouraging educators to examine their understanding of the Jewish people and consider what constitutes antisemitism.
