Assemblymember Ramos hosts press conference on renaming Hastings College and erasing Past Atrocities Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Select Committee Hearing on Native American Affairs (3/2): Native Americans and the History of California’s Educational Systems Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Press Conference - Encouraging Greater Engagement Between Local Schools and Native American Tribes Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Ramos proposes schools and tribes collaborate in teaching of Native American history, culture in classrooms Wednesday, January 12, 2022 SACRAMENTO—Legislation encouraging school districts to collaborate with local tribes to increase knowledge about California Native Americans in their communities and help prevent incidents such as the one involving a Riverside mathematics teacher who last October mocked and insulted Indian culture will be introduced in coming days announced Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland).“We are fine tuning language in the bill and will introduce it soon,” reported Ramos, the first California Native American elected to the Legislature. He said the new bill will be a first step toward increasing
Riverside school board session over classroom incident begins ‘long-term process’ to ‘confront ignorance about Native American culture and history' Monday, November 15, 2021
Ramos: Riverside school board session over classroom incident begins ‘long-term process’ to ‘confront ignorance about Native American culture and history’ Monday, November 15, 2021 Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) today issued the following statement following a special board meeting of the Riverside Unified School District aimed at eliminating cultural bias and insensitivity towards Native Americans. The hearing was called after a classroom incident involving a teacher mimicking a Native American dance while wearing a faux Native American headdress to teach math concepts."I wish to thank the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education and its administration for committing during today’s board meeting to address insensitivities demonstrated by the
Lawmakers hear from tribes & educators about gaps, successes in Native American curriculum Thursday, October 28, 2021 SACRAMENTO—Educators and tribal members shared practices that further the success of Native American students and gaps in resources that hinder adequate support for these pupils during a joint informational hearing on Wednesday. It was less than a week after a video went viral of a white high school teacher wearing a fake Indian headdress hopped around her classroom while teaching math concepts.The Assembly Education Committee and Select Committee on Native American Affairs, which scheduled the hearing months earlier, took note of the teacher’s actions.Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland
Assembly Committee on Education & Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs Joint Hearing Wednesday, October 27, 2021