California's Ethnic Studies Mandate May Be in Trouble

<![CDATA[In 2021, California became the first state in the nation to mandate high school students take a one semester ethnic studies class to graduate. The class was set to begin this fall, i.e. the 2025-2026 academic school year. However, there are problems now because under the law, the class can't become mandatory unless there is funding provided to schools to make it happen. And with California facing a big shortfall in next year's budget (thanks in part to the decision to expand Medi-Cal to illegal immigrants) Gov. Newsom seems to be leaning toward not putting up the money.]]>