Ethnic Studies Compromise Opens Door to Broader Antisemitism Legislation in California - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

A potential breakthrough arrived earlier this month in California’s years-long debate over ethnic studies, in which Jewish groups fought to ensure that a curriculum mandate would not lead to teachers presenting Jews unfairly or singling out Israel. For the first…

Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A potential breakthrough arrived earlier this month in California’s years-long debate over ethnic studies, in which Jewish groups fought to ensure that a curriculum mandate would not lead to teachers presenting Jews unfairly or singling out Israel. For the first time, influential lawmakers from several racial and ethnic caucuses offered to help the effort — as long as ethnic studies did not draw exclusive scrutiny. The result is a collaboration …

Centre for Independent Studies launches major antisemitism research project

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has announced a landmark three-year research initiative to analyse and combat antisemitism and other religious discrimination in contemporary Australia. The project, championed and funded by the Luminis Foundation and Simon Mordant, aims to address rising religious and cultural intolerance with data-driven insights and practical policy recommendations to uphold Australia’s pluralist democratic values. The…

OpEd: California's Ethnic Studies Program is a Train Wreck - San Diego Jewish World

AB 101 was ill-conceived from the start: no enforceable guidelines, no state standards, no penalties for ignoring guardrails that prohibit discrimination, not even a real definition of what ethnic studies actually means. [Marsha Sutton, Times of San Diego]