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California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic studies teachers.

California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic studies teachers.

Under a new state law, high schools must begin offering ethnic studies courses in the 2025-26 school year. Now, universities are grappling with how to best prepare the next generation of teachers.

The controversial HB 1020 seemed to be nearing passage, but it is now one of a number of bills still in limbo as time left in session ticks away.

California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That means the state needs lots of new ethnic studies teachers. But do educators need a special credential to teach ethnic studies? Some ethnic studies advocates say allowing any social science teacher to instruct the subject will lead to watered down and ineffective courses, while school districts argue that flexibility is important if they’re going to fill the roles.

Under the new law, high schools must begin offering ethnic studies courses in the 2025-26 school year.

Some advocates for ethnic studies curricula say allowing just any social science teacher to instruct the subject could lead to watered-down and ineffective courses — but officials from school districts say flexibility is important if they’re going to fill the roles.

Some advocates say allowing any social science teacher to instruct the subject will lead to watered down and ineffective courses, while school districts argue that flexibility is important if they’re…

In New York City, women born in Haiti had the highest rates of maternal mortality. This reality has persisted for decades.

California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. But should educators need a special credential to teach those classes? Story from @CalMatters.