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San Francisco school board unanimously backs plan to expand ethnic studies to all high schools
Summary
After hours of student and teacher testimony and a staff presentation of preliminary research, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to expand ethnic studies to every SFUSD high school and directed staff to secure funding and align the curriculum with state standards.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Dec. 9 voted unanimously to adopt a resolution directing the district to expand ethnic studies course offerings to all SFUSD high schools and to pursue institutional steps — including funding, professional development and curriculum alignment — to support that expansion.
The measure, introduced by the board president and read into the record by ethnic studies teachers, passed after dozens of students, teachers and community supporters described the course’s impact on engagement and identity. Students gave first‑hand accounts of classroom work and community projects; one senior, Alejandra Ciboncho Arroyo of Mission High School, told the board: "Ethnic studies is truth to me." Teachers and faculty from San Francisco…
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