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*update* we reached 250 signatures on Sept 17; 500 on Sept 29; 750 on Sept 30; 1000 on Oct 2; 1500 on Oct 18. Our current goal is 2500 signatures.

ETHNIC STUDIES NOW!

We, the undersigned, support the effort to make the successful completion of an A-G approved Ethnic Studies course a high school graduation requirement in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

According to the data from the California Department of Education, LAUSD only offers Ethnic Studies courses at 19 out of 94 of its senior high schools. Because of this limited access, only 691 out of a total of 152,507 high school students in LAUSD are taking Ethnic Studies courses, despite the fact that over 90% of LAUSD is comprised of students of color whose shared experiences are marginalized and forgotten in the mainstream curriculum. 

It is time that all LAUSD students have access to Ethnic Studies courses -- courses that speak to students who have felt invisible and marginalized, to inspire and motivate them in their education, so that they learn their own history, engage actively in their own learning, and connect in meaningful ways to the larger community. Research has shown that a well-developed and well-thought-out Ethnic Studies curriculum has positive academic outcomes for students.

Who's signing

Juan Cordova
Talia Maas-Howard
Leigh Patel
Samantha Basch
valeria martin
Amy Mancia
Stephen Mucher
Callie Palmer
Ashley Terada
Godfrey Plata
Adia Williams
Molly Howland
Stephanie Lowe
Natalia Zafferano
Shiori Yamamoto
Steven Cruz
2,422 SIGNATURES
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  • Juan Cordova
    signed via 2014-11-09 16:40:41 -0800
  • mary rojas
    signed 2014-11-09 15:54:44 -0800
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-11-09 14:37:58 -0800
    Sign the petition: Ethnic Studies Now in LAUSD
  • Talia Maas-Howard
    signed 2014-11-09 14:36:19 -0800
  • Yaotl Mazahua
    signed 2014-11-09 11:47:35 -0800
  • Leigh Patel
    signed 2014-11-09 11:25:51 -0800
  • Samantha Basch
    signed 2014-11-08 15:44:39 -0800
  • Jacqueline Calleros
    signed 2014-11-08 12:19:37 -0800
  • valeria martin
    signed 2014-11-08 12:15:56 -0800
  • Erol Gokcedag
    signed 2014-11-08 12:12:37 -0800
  • Judith Redman
    signed 2014-11-08 12:11:17 -0800
  • Amy Mancia
    signed 2014-11-08 11:42:42 -0800
  • Margarita Alarcon
    signed 2014-11-08 11:38:05 -0800
  • Stephen Mucher
    signed 2014-11-08 10:06:07 -0800
  • Callie Palmer
    signed 2014-11-08 07:12:42 -0800
  • lynn patrick doyle
    signed 2014-11-08 07:00:33 -0800
  • Ashley Terada
    signed 2014-11-07 23:08:49 -0800
  • Bianca Nepales
    signed 2014-11-07 22:20:13 -0800
  • Godfrey Plata
    signed 2014-11-07 21:14:20 -0800
  • Andrea Quaid
    signed 2014-11-07 17:46:38 -0800
  • Adia Williams
    signed 2014-11-07 15:46:00 -0800
  • Jay Fuentes
    signed 2014-11-07 12:58:47 -0800
  • Molly Howland
    signed 2014-11-07 09:08:24 -0800
  • Stephanie Lowe
    signed 2014-11-07 08:52:13 -0800
  • Natalia Zafferano
    signed 2014-11-06 22:08:22 -0800
  • Haley Hood
    signed 2014-11-06 21:16:49 -0800
  • Lissa Garcia
    signed 2014-11-06 20:17:51 -0800
  • Shiori Yamamoto
    signed via 2014-11-06 18:54:25 -0800
  • mako Steiner
    signed 2014-11-06 17:22:51 -0800
  • Steven Cruz
    signed 2014-11-06 17:11:02 -0800

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