In May 2011, the auditor reported that the program did not, in fact, violate A.R.S. 15-112 — at which point Mr. Huppenthal and other officials at the Arizona Department of Education opened their own investigation.
This action should have been taken before La Raza was shut down.
The ruling focuses primarily on the actions of Tom Horne and John Huppenthal, two former Arizona schools superintendents who concluded that the Mexican-American studies program for middle and high schools, sometimes referred to as La Raza, violated a statute known as A.R.S. 15-112.
Tom Horne is actually in charge of all education in the state of Arizona as of today. It seems that he still holds a lot of power over education in Arizona.
Three courses in social studies, including United States history and geography; world history, culture, and geography; a one-semester course in American government and civics; and a one-semester course in economics.
There is more emphasis on learning a whitewashed American history compared to the required amount of math and science in the graduation requirements.
The implementation of various ethnic studies courses within California’s curriculum that are A-G approved, with the objective of preparing pupils to be global citizens with an appreciation for the contributions of multiple cultures, will close the achievement gap, reduce pupil truancy, increase pupil enrollment, reduce dropout rates, and increase graduation rates.
With reasons like this, it would be hard to vote no on this bill.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
It's interesting to note that it would take an additional month for it to be heard in committee.
Great article in today's LA OPINION about yesterday's Ethnic Studies Now rally at LAUSD
This kind of exposure of the Ethnic Studies movement in California is incredibly priceless. By publishing articles and information in non-English languages, it can help community members who are not fluent in English understand what is happening in schools and to know what their children are learning. It would be great to see articles like these published in Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and other languages that have high speaking rates in California.
Facebook:
Social media can be a very powerful tool when it comes to sending a message and standing for something as important as Ethnic Studies. It looks like the posts from Facebook and Twitter have not been updated for a few months. Short-form media is on the rise in popularity, so it would do the E.S. movement, not just in California but in the U.S., well to adhere to that kind of media.