Riverside assemblyman’s high school ethnic studies bill moves forward

A bill by Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, that would make ethnic studies a graduation requirement passed the Senate Education Committee with a 5-0 vote Wednesday, June 27.
A bill by Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, to mandate ethnic studies for all high school students is moving forward.<br />(File photo)
The bill would require high schools students in California to take a semester of ethnic studies in order to graduate, beginning in the 2023-24 school year.
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