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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

Nathalie Meza Contreras
Mary Thomas
Patricia Marshall
Dr. Jenny Penland
Victor M Rodriguez
Faith Rogow
Joan Wynne
Luis Restrepo
Marilyn Cochran-Smith
Alexandra Mays
Gloria Holmes
Polly Attwood
Marc Pescadera
Chary Thao
Michael Dominguez
Fabricio Bautista
Marcia Watson
Erica Gutierrez
Eric Sanchez
2,422 SIGNATURES
2,500 signatures

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  • Nathalie Meza Contreras
    signed via 2014-10-01 06:18:49 -0700
  • James Greer
    signed 2014-10-01 06:15:14 -0700
  • Mary Thomas
    signed 2014-10-01 05:48:56 -0700
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-10-01 05:47:46 -0700
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  • Patricia Marshall
    signed 2014-10-01 05:47:14 -0700
  • Dr. Jenny Penland
    signed 2014-10-01 05:45:49 -0700
  • Victor M Rodriguez
    signed 2014-10-01 05:45:42 -0700
  • Anne Fairbrother
    signed 2014-10-01 05:34:52 -0700
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-10-01 05:25:23 -0700
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  • Kimberly King
    signed 2014-10-01 05:25:06 -0700
  • Faith Rogow
    signed 2014-10-01 05:13:19 -0700
  • Joan Wynne
    signed 2014-10-01 04:57:44 -0700
  • Luis Restrepo
    signed 2014-10-01 04:38:10 -0700
  • Marilyn Cochran-Smith
    signed 2014-10-01 04:34:40 -0700
  • Alexandra Mays
    signed 2014-10-01 04:10:59 -0700
  • Gloria Holmes
    signed 2014-10-01 03:34:55 -0700
  • Tiffany Origel
    signed via 2014-10-01 03:29:42 -0700
  • Polly Attwood
    signed 2014-10-01 03:09:16 -0700
  • Marc Pescadera
    signed 2014-10-01 01:09:39 -0700
  • Chary Thao
    signed 2014-10-01 00:53:54 -0700
  • Camille Martinez-Yaden
    signed 2014-10-01 00:08:18 -0700
  • Michael Dominguez
    signed 2014-10-01 00:03:25 -0700
  • Marc Baca
    signed 2014-09-30 22:59:39 -0700
  • Fabricio Bautista
    signed 2014-09-30 22:56:35 -0700
  • Marilou Razo
    signed 2014-09-30 22:53:44 -0700
  • Marcia Watson
    signed 2014-09-30 22:41:07 -0700
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-30 22:40:15 -0700
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  • Debbie Orellana
    signed 2014-09-30 22:34:30 -0700
  • Erica Gutierrez
    signed via 2014-09-30 22:25:03 -0700
  • Eric Sanchez
    signed via 2014-09-30 22:21:51 -0700

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