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"El Magonista"  Vol. 4 No. 6

Oct. 13, 2015

"Ethnic Studies

for All."

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BREAKING NEWS !!!  

California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes EthnicStudies bill 

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 By Stephen Ceasar, L.A. Times ~ October 13, 2015 

Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have required stateeducation officials to develop a model ethnic studies program for

California's public schools. 

The measure would have directed the California Department of Education

to form an advisory panel to develop the curriculum, which would then beapproved by the state Board of Education and made available for localdistricts to adopt if they wished to do so. 

Supporters of the courses say they engage students and help themdevelop a better sense of self-worth because they learn about themselves

and their ethnic and cultural history. 

The bill's author, Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville), said hewas disappointed by Brown's decision. The classes have the potential to

broaden and expand the experiences of students and leads to gains inother subject areas, including math and science, Alejo said in a statement. 

"As an individual who has academically, professionally and

personally benefited from learning about various cultures, ethnicities and

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heritages, I believe this is a missed opportunity for students throughout

the state," he said. 

In a statement, Brown said the bill would create a redundant process, asanother state panel, the Instructional Quality Commission, is currently

revising state standards to include guidance on ethnic studies courses.  

"Creating yet another advisory body specific to ethnic studies would be

duplicative and undermine our current curriculum process,” Brown wrote. 

The veto is a blow to a movement across the state to require ethnicstudies in high schools. Supporters have had success at the local level.

School boards in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Pico Rivera had approvedplans for the classes to be a requirement for graduation. 

But similar efforts have failed at the state level. A previous iteration of the

bill would have required ethnic studies statewide, but was watered downbefore advancing in the Legislature. Another measure, also authored by

Alejo, stalled last year for lack of funds. 

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