The county’s board of education is expected to hold forums on ethnic studies courses in July and August.
Tag: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District runs 34 schools in Placentia, Yorba Linda, Anaheim and Fullerton and teaches about 22,000 students. We cover the board’s votes, its budget and the decisions that reach classrooms.
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OC School Districts Are Looking at Ethnic Studies; What Exactly Will Those Classes Entail?
The debate on the courses has heated up around the County and continues this week as a state bill could make the class mandatory.
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Orange County Parents And Students Confront Ethnic Studies; School Districts Look to Potentially Expand Offerings
Some parents call for a greater emphasis on the history of communities of color in school curriculums while others oppose such courses saying they fuel hate and division.
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Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Faces Mounting Calls to Stream Board Meetings, Parents Question What They’re Hiding
The board of trustees is expected to discuss the issue at their meeting Tuesday night.
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Los Alamitos High School May Offer New Ethnic Studies Class; Will Placentia-Yorba Linda District Follow?
Some Orange County school districts have vowed to make their curriculums more inclusive of marginalized voices.
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The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is Not Video Broadcasting Meetings, so Parents Are
As pressure to live stream board of education meetings continues, the trustees could take up the topic at their next meeting.
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Parents Want to Know Why the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Won’t Video Broadcast Board Meetings
An uproar of residents have taken to social media to call for more access options to public meetings.
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Orange County School Districts Consider Black Lives Matter Resolutions, Changes to Curriculum
A host of Orange County educators, parents and alumni are pushing school districts to change their course offerings to teach kids about Black history and Ethnic studies.
