SACRAMENTO, CA— Assembly members Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Sabrina Cervantes (D-Corona), Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino), Freddie Rodriguez (D-Pomona), and Senators Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) and Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside) released the following statement in response to the announcement that the General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to lease space in the Inland Empire to detain unaccompanied children.
RIVERSIDE, CA— Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) released the following statement on the status of the draft Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum and AB 331, which would make Ethnic Studies a graduation requirement.
SACRAMENTO—Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, presented Assembly Bill (AB) 331 to the Senate Education Committee led by Senator Connie Leyva. AB 331 mandates Ethnic Studies as a graduation requirement in all California high schools.
Commencing with the 2024-25 school year, AB 331 mandates a semester-long course in ethnic studies, to the list of statewide graduation requirements.
The following bills moved from the Assembly to the Senate:
AB 331 requires ethnic studies be a graduation requirement in all high schools. Studies show that GPAs go up and truancy goes down when ethnic studies courses are taught. AB 331 would ensure that high school curriculum reflects the diverse population of California.
SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) recognized Concha Rivera as the 61st Assembly District’s “Woman of the Year” at the 2019 Assembly Women of the Year Special Ceremony.
SACRAMENTO— Today, Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 897, which will increase the percentage of hours a part-time, temporary employee may teach.
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