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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

Cathryn Teasley
Mariella Arredondo
Rhina Williams
Annelisa Luong
Khiem Nguyen
Carolina Quintanilla
Tracy Buenavista
Abir Eldaba
Vivian Geiseler
Joel Montano
Manuel Mendoza
Andrew Ngo
Alvin Bui
Victoria Theisen-Homer
2,422 SIGNATURES
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  • Cathryn Teasley
    signed 2014-09-30 11:57:34 -0700
  • Anthony Ratcliff
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  • Mariella Arredondo
    signed 2014-09-30 11:37:49 -0700
  • Brittany Aronson
    signed 2014-09-30 11:36:23 -0700
  • Susan Baker
    signed 2014-09-30 11:33:02 -0700
  • William Ayers
    signed 2014-09-30 11:32:32 -0700
  • Mary Lopez
    signed 2014-09-30 11:17:37 -0700
  • Rhina Williams
    signed 2014-09-30 10:56:44 -0700
  • Glenn Omatsu
    signed 2014-09-30 10:40:43 -0700
  • Annelisa Luong
    signed via 2014-09-30 10:37:53 -0700
  • Khiem Nguyen
    signed 2014-09-30 10:31:23 -0700
  • Carolina Quintanilla
    signed 2014-09-30 10:23:41 -0700
  • Tracy Buenavista
    signed via 2014-09-30 10:18:00 -0700
  • Abir Eldaba
    signed 2014-09-30 10:14:31 -0700
  • Maria Vallarta
    signed via 2014-09-30 10:04:51 -0700
  • Vivian Geiseler
    signed 2014-09-30 09:55:11 -0700
  • Erika Bernal
    signed 2014-09-30 09:16:26 -0700
  • Joel Montano
    signed 2014-09-30 09:14:30 -0700
  • Cirenia Ramirez
    signed 2014-09-30 08:58:26 -0700
  • Manuel Mendoza
    signed via 2014-09-30 08:48:29 -0700
  • Andrew Ngo
    signed via 2014-09-30 08:42:57 -0700
  • Nikola Hobbel
    signed 2014-09-30 08:42:00 -0700
  • David Lee Carlson
    signed 2014-09-30 08:22:26 -0700
  • Alvin Bui
    signed 2014-09-30 08:17:53 -0700
  • Bill Howe
    signed 2014-09-30 08:16:27 -0700
  • Victoria Theisen-Homer
    signed 2014-09-30 08:14:45 -0700
  • Cristina Alcaraz
    signed 2014-09-30 08:09:23 -0700
  • Frank and Mary Jane Anderson
    signed 2014-09-30 08:00:58 -0700
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  • nicolena galan
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