This article focuses on the renewed focus on the design and impact of Ethnic Studies (ES) curricula and teaching methods with distinct anti-racist features and strategies.
Bonilla, S., Dee, T.S., & Penner, E.K. (2021)"Ethnic Studies Increases Longer-Run Academic Engagement and Attainment." PNAS, 118(37), 1-10.
There is a compelling need to reform California’s K-12 system and for additional investment in disadvantaged and minority students that lag far behind, to address these challenges and to reduce systemic inequities. This brief summarizes an economic analysis of three specific – and related – issues facing California’s public school system: students’ failure to complete high school, chronic absenteeism, and disciplinary infractions.
Belfied, C. Rodgriguez, V., Bowden, A.B., Oas, J. (2023). The Economic Benefits of Equity Across California Schools. California MTSS Research Consortium, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools. Accessed September 8, 2023. https://transformschools.ucla.edu/research/the-economic-benefits-of-equity-across-california-schools/
