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Newsom Signs Bill Requiring All California Students to Take Ethnic Studies Classes Before Graduation

Oct 09, 2021 View Original Article
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    26% Somewhat Conservative

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    -24% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    55% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "The bill would expressly authorize local educational agencies, including charter schools, to require a full-year course in ethnic studies at their discretion."
44% : And while the latest version of the curriculum includes more neutral descriptions of capitalism while addressing concerns from the Jewish Caucus, it still faces opposition.
38% : It also faced pushback for including jargon such as "cisheteropatriarchy" and "hxrstory," and asserted that capitalism was a system that exploits racial minority communities.

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