Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name
Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name
The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course — but only after changing the name to “ethnic studies,” […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The trial to turn back a ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona schools has entered its second week. This is the latest in a chain of […]
California Passes Game-Changing Ethnic Studies Bill
*It’s being called “the biggest piece of ethnic studies legislation passed in this country’s history.” VL By Roque Planas, Huffington Post California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a landmark bill […]
Hundreds protest ‘racist’ Mexican-American studies textbook at Texas education hearing
*Maybe we should thank the Texas Board of Education for angering Texas Latinos. One of the organizers, Tony Diaz, says there hasn’t been this kind of community energy since the […]
The Textbook That Calls Mexicans Lazy
*We have to keep this issue alive and relevant. Share this, talk about it. VL By J. Weston Phippen, The Atlantic (8minute read) For years teachers and activists in Texas had […]
9th Circuit Court Hears Case On Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Ban
*Here’s the score: in 2010 the State of Arizona banned ethnic studies. In 2013 a Federal Court struck down one provision of that law. Tuscon ISD schools continue to offer […]
The House on Mango Street Goes to Trial: #MayaVsAZ
*This is important. The legal battle against the Arizona law used to prohibit Mexican-American studies in Tucson will come to a head on January 12, at the Ninth Circuit Court […]
On last day, Huppenthal targets ethnic-studies classes
*It wasn’t too long ago that Arizona public schools chief John Huppenthal cried during a news conference after it was revealed that he’d been posting racist and hateful comments online under […]
Mexican-American Studies in Texas: One Vote, Two Takes
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco News of the Texas State Board of Education vote on the issue of Mexican-American studies spread quickly across social media yesterday. It’s been an uphill battle […]
Are ethnic studies courses a good idea? One Arizona school district asks the public
By Nathan O’Neal, NBCLatino Tucson Unified School District is asking for the public’s input on its newly proposed curriculum for “culturally relevant” literature classes. The state forced the district to ban […]
