8/20/2019 Breaking News Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes Ethnic Studies bill - CMSC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 6 Oct. 13 2015.pdf http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/breaking-news-gov-jerry-brown-vetoes-ethnic-studies-bill-cmsc-newsletter 1/6 "El Magonista" Vol. 4 No. 6 Oct. 13, 2015 "Ethnic Studies for All." The California-Mexico Studies CenterArmando Vazquez-Ramos President & CEO1551 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach, CA 90815 Phone: (562) 430-5541 Cell: (562) 972-0986[email protected]Website: www.california-mexicocenter.org Like us on Facebook and Twitter! BREAKING NEWS !!! California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes Ethnic Studies billhttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-brown-ethnic-studies-bill-20151011- story.html
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8/20/2019 Breaking News Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes Ethnic Studies bill - CMSC Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 6 Oct. 13 2015.pdf
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
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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