Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Ethnic Studies Have Got to Go. Backgrounder No. 3853
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| Title: | Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Ethnic Studies Have Got to Go. Backgrounder No. 3853 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jonathan Butcher, Mike Gonzalez, Heritage Foundation, Center for Education Policy |
| Source: | Heritage Foundation. 2024. |
| Availability: | Heritage Foundation. 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002-4999. Tel: 202-546-4400; Fax: 202-546-8328; e-mail: info@heritage.org; Web site: http://www.heritage.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Ethnic Studies, Educational Change, Civics, History Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, State Universities, Educational Policy, Taxes, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Public Schools, State Legislation, Politics of Education, State Policy, Educational History |
| Abstract: | State lawmakers and education officials should replace ethnic studies as a subject in public K-12 classes and state universities with history and civics instruction focused on historical facts, lessons on citizenship, the mechanics of government, and rights under law. Ethnic studies does not include these crucial issue areas, nor is ethnic studies a benign discipline that seeks to bring Americans together. The subject is not intended to make Americans understand each other better nor equip students to be participating members of society when they graduate. Rather, ethnic studies is a radical field based on Marxist ideas that teaches students to prioritize their racial, ethnic, sexual, or "gender" identities (known as identity politics) over a shared national allegiance and national identity. This "Backgrounder" provides a history of ethnic studies in academia, with all its revolutionary roots. It then offers a summary of state policies on ethnic studies and reviews certain states' standards and content. Finally, it provides policy recommendations for state lawmakers and education officials, such as school board leaders, on how to offer students history and civic instruction without the racial discrimination and trappings of identity politics found in ethnic studies. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677203 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | State lawmakers and education officials should replace ethnic studies as a subject in public K-12 classes and state universities with history and civics instruction focused on historical facts, lessons on citizenship, the mechanics of government, and rights under law. Ethnic studies does not include these crucial issue areas, nor is ethnic studies a benign discipline that seeks to bring Americans together. The subject is not intended to make Americans understand each other better nor equip students to be participating members of society when they graduate. Rather, ethnic studies is a radical field based on Marxist ideas that teaches students to prioritize their racial, ethnic, sexual, or "gender" identities (known as identity politics) over a shared national allegiance and national identity. This "Backgrounder" provides a history of ethnic studies in academia, with all its revolutionary roots. It then offers a summary of state policies on ethnic studies and reviews certain states' standards and content. Finally, it provides policy recommendations for state lawmakers and education officials, such as school board leaders, on how to offer students history and civic instruction without the racial discrimination and trappings of identity politics found in ethnic studies. |
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