Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Oakland Schools Join Others in California in Requiring Ethnic Studies


California's Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) will now require all OUSD high schools to offer ethnic studies classes within three years.

A team of teachers will develop a comprehensive framework for the ethnic studies program, and pilot classes are to begin next school year. Elementary and middle schools will be encouraged to incorporate ethnic studies curriculum.

Left undecided was whether or not ethnic studies would be a graduation requirement. 

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Source: NBC News

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