Ethnic Studies (ES) is proliferating in public schools in blue states. In 2017, Oregon was the first state to require the creation of Ethnic Studies curriculum for grades K-12. Washington state followed suit soon thereafter. Under the leadership of Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Secretary of Education, Connecticut became the first state to require that every high school offer Ethnic Studies as a high school elective course. Last year, California mandated an Ethnic Studies course as a graduation requirement.
Proponents of Ethnic Studies argue that it’s an “evidence-based” best practice. Critics allege that it’s a Trojan Horse for racialized neo-Marxist ideology. Who has the better argument?
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