California school district votes to renew ethnic studies contract with vendor accused of antisemitism

California school district votes to renew ethnic studies contract with vendor accused of antisemitism

A yearslong debate in a California school district over ethnic studies education culminated on Wednesday night with a unanimous vote to renew a contract with a controversial consultant whose curriculum has sparked antisemitism allegations among local Jewish leaders. The move has fueled concern by some of those leaders that the vote could potentially lay the groundwork for other school districts to follow suit. The Pajaro Valley Unified School Di…

PVUSD trustees bring back ethnic studies contract - The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

Nearly two years after the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to end the contract of a company providing ethnic studies training for teachers and administrators, an almost entirely new board unanimously agreed to reverse that decision Wednesday. The one-year contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE)—and company founder Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales—will cost $90,000. It will include formation of an Ethnic Studies…

PVUSD board votes to approve contract with controversial ethnic studies consultant

The vote by the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board came after months of activism by community members, students and teachers, who urged the board to renew a contract with the consultant, Community Responsive Education.  The post PVUSD board votes to approve contract with controversial ethnic studies consultant appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.