S.F. ethnic studies courses linked to higher grades, UC eligibility, study finds

New research shows lasting GPA gains, increased attendance and college eligibility boosts amid debate over curriculum ...
Mission Local

Some S.F. parents worry ethnic studies is divisive. Students say otherwise.

Protests from San Francisco teachers and principals in June saved a required ethnic studies class in public schools from being shelved. But some parents are still complaining, saying that the course ...
Hoodline

Ethnic Studies Class Gives SF Teens A UC Edge, Study Finds

A fresh look at years of San Francisco high school records suggests a single year-long ethnic studies class can give students ...
PBS

Inside the African American studies class praised by some and fiercely opposed by others

The school year is coming to a close and with it, the first year of Advanced Placement African American studies, an interdisciplinary class by the College Board that has attracted praise from ...
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California was first to require ethnic studies class. But it hasn't gone into effect

California was the first state in the nation to require students to take an ethnic studies class as a condition of graduation. But that requirement has not yet gone into effect. That requirement, ...
Education Week

Study Finds Social Barriers To Advanced Classes

Simply opening up access to honors and advanced courses is not enough to encourage substantial numbers of poor or minority students to take them, a study suggests. Published last month in American ...
Sacramento State University

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This course introduces students to basic concepts, terms, and definitions in the study of gender and sexuality from global and interdisciplinary perspectives. It teaches students to critically ...