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Chico Unified outlines classes and timeline to meet state ethnic-studies requirement
Summary
District staff described a multi-year plan to implement the state ethnic studies graduation requirement by 2030, including a pilot semester course for 9th graders in fall 2025, integration into world and U.S. history, and professional development partnerships with UC campuses.
Pedro Caldera and teachers leading the district ethnic-studies work told the board that Chico Unified has spent three years developing courses and training staff to meet the 2021 state requirement that ethnic studies be available and, by 2030, included as a graduation requirement. Caldera summarized the timeline and said the goal is to have a semester-long offering on the books for…
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