Get Lit’s Voices in Verse is 1 of only 11 LAUSD-approved Ethnic Studies courses!

October 26, 2023

Three years ahead of the state mandate, all incoming high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will have to complete an Ethnic Studies course in order to graduate beginning this academic year. 1 of the 11 approved LAUSD Ethnic Studies courses is Get Lit’s Voices in Verse curriculum. 

Since the LAUSD board passed the “Ethnic Studies for All Students Resolution” in 2020, enrollment in Ethnic Studies courses across Los Angeles Unified has soared by 300%, from roughly 8,000 students to more than 25,000 students, according to a presentation at Thursday’s meeting.

Currently, 170 LAUSD schools offer at least one of 11 district-approved Ethnic Studies courses, including: African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Mexican American Studies, and one of Get Lit’s courses: Voices in Verse: Poetry, Identity, and Ethnic Studies

“I feel represented in that class. It’s very nice, for a change, to be able to talk about issues that I actually care about … without having to take an extracurricular,” said a high school student who identifies as both Black and Latino in a video presented to the committee.

The student added: “If you’re Black or brown … it does wonders for you. You get to learn about yourself, you get to learn about not only where your oppression comes from but how people have actively combated this oppression.”

We’re so excited and grateful that Voices in Verse was selected to lead this exciting new wave of education!

the latest

GetLit Logo
November 20, 2023

Get Lit’s 13th Annual GALA Sparks Literary Fire with Anderson .Paak, WME, and Vans in the Limelight

Learn More
GetLit Logo
November 10, 2023

We’re the 2023 Outstanding Nonprofit Organization for this year’s National Philanthropy Day LA Celebration!

Learn More
GetLit Logo
November 1, 2023

Diane Luby Lane traveled to Washington D.C. to accept the Successful Practices Honoree Award from the Library of Congress on behalf of Get Lit.

Learn More
GetLit Logo
October 6, 2023

Our second Prose Bowl featuring the GLPs and Toaster was a huge success! Save the date for our next installment.

Learn More
FOLLOW US
MEDIA
REQUESTS:
Rachel Falikoff
Let's Make New PR
rfalikoff@lmnpr.com
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

Your gift helps Get Lit transform students into artists, activists, scholars, and stars. It ignites classrooms around the world!

We can add a photo here - workshop best strategy forward for this module

$10
$200
$20
$250
$50
$500
$100
$1000
$10
$200
$50
$250
$250
$500
$500
$1000
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL

Your gift helps Get Lit transform students into artists, activists, scholars, and stars. It ignites classrooms around the world!

We can add a photo here - workshop best strategy forward for this module

$10
$200
$20
$250
$50
$500
$100
$1000
$10
$200
$50
$250
$250
$500
$500
$1000
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.