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CA’s Ethnic Studies Law Based on ‘Shoddy Works,’ Distorted Data, ‘Research Quicksand’

April 12, 2022 9:30 am

Last fall, California Gov. Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 101, a mandatory K-12 Ethnic Studies requirement authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside). The governor vetoed Medina’s controversial previous version, Assembly Bill 331, saying it was “insufficiently balanced and inclusive” and would...

Gov. Newsom Signs K-12 Ethnic Studies Bill: ‘State-Sponsored Antisemitism’

October 9, 2021 9:04 amOctober 9, 2021 9:17 am

Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the controversial Assembly Bill 331, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would have added the new K-12 Ethnic Studies requirement. Newsom noted that there was an “uncertainty” about current K-12 curriculum in the...

3,000 Petition Signers Tell Gov. Newsom ‘Veto Antisemitic Ethnic Studies Bill’

September 27, 2021 4:21 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:04 pm

Thousands of Californians, including Holocaust survivors, petitioned Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 101 by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would mandate an ethnic studies high school graduation requirement. The California legislature recently voted to advance AB 101 along party lines....

Gov. Newsom Vetoes High School Ethnic Studies Class Requirement Bill

October 2, 2020 6:08 pmOctober 2, 2020 6:09 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have added an ethnic studies class requirement to graduate from high school in California. AB 331 vetoed, AB 1460 approved Assembly Bill 331, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), would...

Jewish Groups Ask Gov. Newsom To Veto Mandatory H.S. Ethnic Studies Bill

September 14, 2020 6:28 pmSeptember 15, 2020 11:31 am

Late last week, over 80 Jewish groups banded together and wrote Governor Gavin Newsom a letter, asking him to veto a bill that would make ethnic studies a requirement in high school. Jewish groups call AB 331 ‘Anti-Semitic’ Under Assembly...