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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an ethnic studies bill that represents a compromise between supporters and critics, but some in both camps remain dissatisfied.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an ethnic studies bill that represents a compromise between supporters and critics, but some in both camps remain dissatisfied.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an ethnic studies bill that represents a compromise between supporters and critics, but some in both camps remain dissatisfied.
An Open Letter from over 460 academics, teachers, and business leaders to California’s education and political leaders says inserting politics and social justice into mathematics curriculum will be damaging to students and society. And it appears the California State Board of Education has received the message. The board is scheduled at its July 14 meeting to back off from its original schedule to adopt the math curriculum framework in December and postponed that action until May of 2022. “California is on the verge of politicizing K-12 math in a potentially disastrous way. This postponem...
California Postpones New Social Justice Math Framework The California Board of Education voted unanimously to postpone a new mathematics framework that incorporates ethnic and social justice studies after critics argued it would “de-mathematize math.” The board postponed the Mathematics Curriculum Framework—a document guiding how teachers should implement the state’s math standards—during its July 13 meeting, following a letter signed by 468 higher educators and business leaders in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. “California is on the ve...