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Monday, January 30, 2012

Teachers For Social Justice: Oppose Attack on Ethnic Studies in Arizona

Teachers For Social Justice: Oppose Attack on Ethnic Studies in Arizona:

Oppose Attack on Ethnic Studies in Arizona

(from Rethinking Schools blog:) On Jan. 10, the governing board of Tucson schools voted to terminate the popular and enormously successful Mexican American Studies program, under pressure from the Arizona state superintendent of education. Follow this link to a letter from Tucsan Mexican American studies teacher Curtis Acosta posted on the Rethinking Schools blog:http://rethinkingschoolsblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/behind-the-curtain-in-tucson-a-letter-from-curtis-acosta/

(By Jeff Biggers on Huffington Post):

What happens in Arizona doesn't stay in Arizona.