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FAIR Education Act
Curriculum
July 22, 2023

Temecula Valley Unified reverses course and adopts state-approved social studies curriculum

Temecula Valley Unified's approval of social studies textbooks it had voted down twice before, came two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to send the books and to charge the district for them.

Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, And Mallika Seshadri
Curriculum
July 19, 2023

Newsom vows again to send social studies textbooks to Temecula Valley Unified with hefty fine

The governor applies a new reading of the state's power to replace textbooks that insufficiently comply with state statutes covering LGBTQ and other groups' recognition.

John Fensterwald
Commentary
June 26, 2018

With California in the lead, LGBTQ history gets boost in school curriculum

California's FAIR Education Act is being emulated in Illinois and Massachusetts.

James Hilton Harrell
State Education Policy
November 29, 2017

Teaching LGBT history complicated by historical figures who didn't 'out' themselves

LGBT activists, historians see possibility other states may look to California's texts as models despite controversy about describing sexual orientation of historical figures.

Theresa Harrington
State Education Policy
November 9, 2017

After hours of testimony, California state board rejects two history textbooks, approves 10 others

Following the longest public comment session in board history, board rejects two Houghton Mifflin Harcourt texts, agreeing with advisory commission.

Theresa Harrington
State Education Policy
November 6, 2017

California state board asked to reject textbooks that fall short on LGBT contributions

Two K-8 texts by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did not comply with state's History Social Science Framework, according to Instructional Quality Commission.

Theresa Harrington
State Education Policy
July 14, 2016

After hours of testimony, state board adopts history guidelines

Hundreds of Muslim, Hindu Americans took offense at references to their religions.

John Fensterwald