September 5, 2019
VOL. 34, No. 35
ETHNIC STUDIES REP. WATERS SUPPORTS BAHAMAS PROPOSED FOR IN HURRICANE DORIAN AFTERMATH CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher
The high school requirement — the first such in the nation, according to a legislative analysis — appears to have broad backing among Sacramento lawmakers and beyond. A separate bill, mandating an ethnic studies class for every Cal State student, has drawn a mixed reaction at campuses. Although there is wide support for ethnic studies courses, some Cal State faculty and administrators strongly oppose a state requirement. The public’s chance to comment on the model curriculum closes Thursday. “California is committed to getting this work right,” Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the state Board of Education, said in a letter to the Los Angeles Times. “We will not accept a curriculum that fails to address difficult issues in a way that promotes open-mindedness and independent thought — skills our students need to understand vital societal and civic forces.” At its core, supporters say, ethnic studies classes teach students how to think critically about the world around them, “tell their own stories,” develop “a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and 2
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Cochair of the Congressional Caribbean Caucus, issued a statement of support for the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, which, according to the National Hurricane Center, “battered the Bahamas… with wind gusts of up to 150 m.p.h., storm surges as much as 15 feet
above normal tide levels and devastating flooding from up to 30 inches of rain.” “I am heartbroken and terribly worried by the reports of mass devastation and flooding in Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. During my husband, Ambassador Sidney Williams’, tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and through my work
in Congress as a co-chair of the Caribbean Caucus, I have created many longlasting friendships with the people of the Bahamas, and have an enduring love for the entire nation. I am deeply concerned about the well-being of many of our dear friends with whom we have not been able to make contact, as well as for the safety and recovery of the 2 Commonwealth in the af-
CALIFORNIA BOAT FIRE: EIGHT CONFIRMED DEAD AS 25 REMAIN MISSING NEAR SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
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Four bodies have been recovered and a further four identified on the ocean floor following a fire on a diving boat off Santa Cruz Island, California.
Lt Cmdr Matthew Kroll of the US asleep below deck. Coast Guard said the bodies were He said the bodies showed injuries found close to the wreckage of the consistent with drowning. Conception, which caught fire in the At least eight people are confirmed early hours while 33 passengers were to have died. A further 25 5
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