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The History of Ethnic Studies (ES) in PAUSD

Jan 2024

Aug 2019

CDE discards ESMC draft due to controversy, including rejection by Governor Newsom

June 2019

CA Department of Education (CDE) releases first ESMC draft for public comment

March 2021

After several revisions, CA State Board of Education adopts ESMC

CA Department of Justice issues Legal Alert warning about discriminatory & ideological ES content

CA legislators issue warning about "liberated" ES vendors

Aug 2023

Newsom Administration issues notice about discriminatory content from ES vendors

Sep 2016

Oct 2021

Bill 2016 AB 2016 enacted -- State must create an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) 

AB 101 enacted, state signals support for ES high school graduation requirement but does not fund it 

2010s....

PAUSD offers ES as a High School  elective 

May 2024

 PA² submits request to "pause"  

 

PAUSD issues

ES FAQ for the community; and PA² responds

Aug 2025

PAUSD expected to require all 9th graders to enroll in the new ES Course

Aug 2024

Start of PAUSD

ES pilot

March 2024

PA² submits letter with concerns about consultant

Jan 2023

PAUSD teacher committee starts work to revamp existing ES course

Oct 2023

PAUSD school board votes to make

ES a graduation requirement for class of 2030

Jan 2024

PAUSD hires UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project as its ES consultant

Nov 2024

PAUSD may vote to approve new ES course

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