Posted on 11/04/2010 11:15:33 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
Teachers are suing the state of Arizona to reinstate a controversial ethnic studies curricula that the state assembly cut off funding for earlier this year. “Eliminating a radical La Raza (‘The Race’) studies program in an Arizona public school district is unconstitutional and restricts free speech, according to a group of teachers who are suing the state to reinstate the taxpayer-financed curriculum that one instructor says ‘ignited racial hostility,’” Jim Kouri reported in The Examiner. “The Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American/Raza Studies program was eliminated earlier this year when the state enacted a measure—HB 2281—to stop funding ethnic studies curriculums that advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.”
“In 1998 the district created the Mexican American/Raza Studies division—renamed ‘Mexican-American Studies’ last year to sound less extremist –to promote the ‘Chicano agenda.’” Kouri also serves as the fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
“A few years ago a Hispanic history teacher in the district, John Ward, denounced the curriculum’s biased theme that Mexican-Americans continue to be victims of a racist American society driven by the interests of middle and upper-class whites,” Kouri reported.
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gotta keep those ethnic studies degreed teachers employed. they probably have few other useful skills.
Well, as long as they have a corresponding “White Power” class, why not? s/
Given an absolute crushing defeat of Democrats in every Arizona statewide office and a 2/3 legislative majority, I wish them the kind of luck they deserve.
Ping!
La Raza can have all the free speech they want - On Their Own Dime, not mine!
Like community organizing, this is an activity which redistributes pie, not growS pie.
Govt. employyes are mostly takers, not makers.
Teachers are government employees, and when they teach ethnic advocacy they are takers.
La Raza studies (especially when they include establishing a school chapter of MEChA) teach TREASON!!!!!
They advocate the conquest of a part of the US by a foreign power, Mexico.
Treason should not be allowed! That applies to muslims who are trying to establish sharia in the US as well!
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