Tag: public schools
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CAIR-CA Welcomes AB 2159 to Stop Politically Motivated Censorship in Public Schools
Bill would preserve efforts to address antisemitism in schools while protecting free speech, academic integrity, and due process The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomed the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB) 2159 by Assemblymember Robert Garcia, calling it a needed measure to help keep ... -
More Segregated Than Deep South: Report on CA Public Schools
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The 2024 State of Black Education: Report Card was recently published by the American Civil Liberties Union California Action (ACLU California Action). It states that California is the third most segregated state for Black students. Co-author of the report, policy counsel Amir Whittaker from ACLU Southern California explained the criteria the ACLU ... -
Bill to Fund Black Students Moves Forward
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media A bill that would generate over $400 million for an estimated 785 public school districts across the state to provide critically needed academic support for Black students is on its way to the California Senate Committee on Appropriations. Authored by Akilah Weber (D-San Diego), Assembly Bill (AB) 2774, ...
