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Pomona Unified presents ethnic studies course plan; staff to return for board readings before March vote
Summary
District staff presented a yearlong ethnic studies course designed to meet California Assembly Bill 101 requirements, outlined a unit-by-unit syllabus and primary texts, and set a timeline for local review and board readings before a March vote.
Pomona Unified School District staff presented a yearlong ethnic studies course at the Jan. 15 board meeting and said they will return for a first read at the next board meeting and for a second read in March ahead of implementation in 2025–26.
The course, developed by secondary history and social science teachers and supported by a district task force of educators and community experts, follows the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum and is intended to satisfy the AB 101 mandate that California high school graduates of the 2029–30 class complete an ethnic studies course. Teachers used a thematic approach, with units on the discipline of ethnic studies; histories of four historically excluded groups; systems of power;…
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