Implement ethnic studies curricula with locally grounded development, compensated education partners, and sustained professional learning¶

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Description¶

Ethnic Studies Local Support Grant funding addresses designing and implementing ethnic studies curriculum and graduation requirements. The core strategy distributes funding 'directly to schools serving high school students to develop new curricula for ethnic studies, as required to meet the state's high school graduation requirements.' Diversity strategies: prioritize 'a diverse group of people, with an ethnic studies background, to develop a curriculum from a local context'; obtain feedback from focus groups of directly impacted education partners; compensate those engaged in development, training, and ongoing implementation; create a sustainability plan with ongoing financial commitment; and provide ongoing professional development for continuous improvement and schoolwide engagement with ethnic studies frameworks.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Curriculum developers should have ethnic studies backgrounds and work from local context
• Contributors must be properly compensated
• A sustainability plan with ongoing financial commitment is needed

Constraints¶

• Tied to California's high school ethnic studies graduation requirement and its state grant

Target Learners¶

• High school students in California LEAs, and the educators developing and teaching the curricula

Target Learning Goals¶

• Successful implementation of ethnic studies curricula meeting state graduation requirements

Related Strategies¶

• Fund anti-bias education through a comprehensive diversity plan tied to specific outcomes, student-centered efforts, and redress mechanisms
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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. (2022). Braiding Funds to Support an Effective and Diverse Educator Workforce. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633297