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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

Joel Torres
lane tapley
Nini Hayes
Dorothy Fulton
alix gordon
Daniel Katz
Janet Awokoya
Anne Marie Dutcher Foltz
Alyssa Dunn
Patti Morgan
Jenifer Crawford-Lima
Veronica Martinez
Barbara Cruz
Lorenzo Mutia
Ariyana Nues
ricardo medina
Carolyne Ali-Khan
2,422 SIGNATURES
2,500 signatures

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  • Joel Torres
    signed 2014-09-30 14:18:43 -0700
  • lane tapley
    signed via 2014-09-30 14:05:33 -0700
  • Nini Hayes
    signed 2014-09-30 14:04:07 -0700
  • Dorothy Fulton
    signed 2014-09-30 14:03:57 -0700
  • King-Kok Cheung
    signed 2014-09-30 13:57:04 -0700
  • alix gordon
    signed 2014-09-30 13:53:44 -0700
  • Daniel Katz
    signed 2014-09-30 13:46:35 -0700
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-30 13:44:17 -0700
    Sign the petition: Ethnic Studies Now in LAUSD
  • Janet Awokoya
    signed 2014-09-30 13:43:37 -0700
  • @emiVEE tweeted link to this page. 2014-09-30 13:35:15 -0700
    Sign the petition: Ethnic Studies Now in LAUSD http://www.ethnicstudiesnow.com/petition?recruiter_id=24038
  • Emilyn Vallega
    signed 2014-09-30 13:34:52 -0700
  • Kelly Forbes
    signed 2014-09-30 13:31:05 -0700
  • Anne Marie Dutcher Foltz
    signed 2014-09-30 13:26:57 -0700
  • Diana Cooley
    signed 2014-09-30 13:17:21 -0700
  • Alyssa Dunn
    signed 2014-09-30 13:07:57 -0700
  • Patti Morgan
    signed 2014-09-30 13:06:26 -0700
  • Jenifer Crawford-Lima
    signed 2014-09-30 13:03:30 -0700
  • Veronica Martinez
    signed 2014-09-30 13:03:07 -0700
  • Barbara Cruz
    signed 2014-09-30 13:02:41 -0700
  • posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-30 12:58:40 -0700
    Sign the petition: Ethnic Studies Now in LAUSD
  • Lee Bell
    signed 2014-09-30 12:57:24 -0700
  • Lorenzo Mutia
    signed 2014-09-30 12:56:40 -0700
  • ben clark
    signed 2014-09-30 12:52:27 -0700
  • Ariyana Nues
    signed 2014-09-30 12:46:47 -0700
  • José Cintrón
    signed 2014-09-30 12:46:22 -0700
  • ricardo medina
    signed 2014-09-30 12:43:31 -0700
  • Mary Carol Combs
    signed 2014-09-30 12:39:27 -0700
  • Timothy Best
    signed 2014-09-30 12:19:51 -0700
  • Chris Nelmida
    signed 2014-09-30 12:11:29 -0700
  • Carolyne Ali-Khan
    signed 2014-09-30 12:08:01 -0700

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