Why Mexican-American Studies Is ‘Going To Spread Like Wildfire’ In Texas
Why Mexican-American Studies Is ‘Going To Spread Like Wildfire’ In Texas
*Texas now has the “green light” to adopt Mexican-American studies texts. It could have the effect of opening the flood gates to classes across the state. VL By Roque Planas, Huffington […]
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 […]
More Texas Educators Throw Support Behind Mexican-American Studies
*The fight for Mexican-American studies in Texas intensifies. The state Board of Education is set for a vote on the matter on April 9. Republican members of the board are […]
Texas State Board of Education Plans Mexican-American History Course
By Patrick Michels, The Texas Observer Last fall, hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of Texas at Austin after a student group announced it would stage a game of “Catch an […]
Latino Activists Want Texas Schools To Address ‘Institutionalized Racism’
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Latino activists in Texas are demanding a public school curriculum that reflects the student body, calling on the State Board of Education to […]
The Identity Crisis of Mexican Americans
By Rodolfo Acuña, Counterpunch The debate as to what to name Chicana/o Studies will have future repercussions. The proposals are not new; they are not innovative; and they are symptomatic […]
Mexican American Studies Books Un-Banned In Arizona
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices The Tucson Unified School district voted Tuesday night to un-ban seven books from classrooms, two years after suspending a progressive Mexican American Studies curriculum […]
Mexicans Ain’t White: The Gus Garcia Story
By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Spoiler alert: The life of Civil Rights lawyer Gus Garcia doesn’t have a happy ending, but the true story of our people lies between the […]
TX Legislators Would Cut Ethnic Studies in College Requirements
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Students at public universities in Texas may no longer be able to take courses focusing on racial, ethnic or gender history to fulfill their core requirements for […]
Mexican American Studies May Return To Tucson
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Mexican American Studies may soon return to Tucson, Arizona. The city’s school board voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to lift its objection to including “culturally […]
