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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.

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Anita Bright
Ashley Patterson
Thomas Chen
genesis mena
Kelli Woodrow
Amy Bintliff
Der Xiong
Lydia Soto
martin terrones
Porshea Patterson
Laura Chavez-Moreno
Jermaine Soto
Sumiko Yamaguchi
Mary Kay Rodgers
Laura Ng
Tiffany Mitchell
Morgan Seymour
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  • Chris Lara-Cruz
    signed via 2014-09-30 19:07:09 -0700
  • Patricia Takayama
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  • Anita Bright
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  • Ashley Patterson
    signed 2014-09-30 18:47:29 -0700
  • Patty Bode
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  • Thomas Chen
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  • genesis mena
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  • Susan Warren
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  • Robert George
    signed 2014-09-30 18:32:18 -0700
  • Kelli Woodrow
    signed 2014-09-30 18:30:31 -0700
  • Amy Bintliff
    signed 2014-09-30 18:30:19 -0700
  • Der Xiong
    signed via 2014-09-30 18:27:30 -0700
  • Lydia Soto
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  • John Hernandez
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  • martin terrones
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  • Kelly Flores
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  • Porshea Patterson
    signed 2014-09-30 18:17:32 -0700
  • Francisco Romero
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  • Claudia Rios
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  • Jessica Sierk
    signed 2014-09-30 17:54:51 -0700
  • Deborah McMakin
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  • Georgina Stephens
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  • Clare Merlin
    signed 2014-09-30 17:33:44 -0700
  • Laura Chavez-Moreno
    signed 2014-09-30 17:29:41 -0700
  • Jermaine Soto
    signed 2014-09-30 17:25:37 -0700
  • Sumiko Yamaguchi
    signed via 2014-09-30 17:22:31 -0700
  • Mary Kay Rodgers
    signed 2014-09-30 17:19:30 -0700
  • Laura Ng
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  • Tiffany Mitchell
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  • Morgan Seymour
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