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Feds Open Civil Rights Cases on Tucson Schools Under Pedicone's Latino Crackdown: "Sheriff Arpaio of American Schools?"

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Office of Civil Rights, Education, Department of Education, Latino, Tucson, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Schools, John Pedicone, TUSD Book Ban, Book Banning, Tusd, Education News
Jeff Biggers

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened investigations into possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Tucson. Not that TUSD has bothered to inform the district's taxpayers of the investigation.

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VL Field Organizer Joins the Librotraficante Caravan in Arizona

Voto Latino | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Ethnic Studies, Immigration, Arizona, Tony Diaz, Tusd, Mexican American Studies, Librotraficante, Latino Voices News
Voto Latino

The room was filled with veteran Chicanos, authors, activistas, filmmakers, artists, and reporters who gathered to meet the students that literally had their school books pried away from them during class

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Underground Libraries Offer Access To Allegedly Banned Books

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Video, Tucson Unified School District, Librotraficante, Arturo Rosales, Book Banning, Hispanic Heritage, Sandra Cisneros, Immigration, Richard Delgado, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Tusd, Latino Voices News

An 'underground library' movement is starting to develop in Houston, San Antonio, Albuquerque and Tucson as part of the 'Librotraficante Caravan' , a...

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Groundswell Calls for School Board President Resignation in Arizona Ethnic Studies Debacle

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Latino, Mexican American Studies, Tucson, John Huppenthal, Mark Stegeman, Arizona, Mexican Americans, Tusd, Ethnic Studies, Russell Pearce, Chicanos, Education, Tom Horne, Schools, John Pedicone, Tea Party, Gov. Jan Brewer, Education News
Jeff Biggers

As Tucson's largest school district battles against the state's Ethnic Studies witch hunt at an appeal hearing, a groundswell of students, parents and community members is calling for the resignation of the district's school board president.

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Why Arizona's Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter To All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Latinos, Mexicans, Books, Educators, Tucson, President Obama, Immigration, Arizona, Mexican Americans, John Huppenthal, Tusd, Ethnic Studies, History, Chicanos, Jan Brewer, Tom Horne, Rudy Acuna, Latino Politics, Censorship, Tea Party, Chicano, Education News
Jeff Biggers

"Even the state-commissioned audit says La Raza Studies has been successful. They are doing something right and you would think that they would be curious and study it instead of trying to kill it. What this tells me is that they don't care if Mexican Americans learn."

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AZ Ethnic Studies Showdown: As Teachers Heal Tucson, Will Extremist Officials Escalate Crisis This Week?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Arizona, John Huppenthal, Ethnic Studies, Education, Arizona Gone Wild, Arizona Ethnic Studies, Tucson-School-District, John-Huppenthal Tucson, Tucson Ethnic Studies, Tusd, Politics News
Jeff Biggers

Soundly debunking the state's charges that the program teaches children to "overthrow the government" and promote ethnic chauvinism, university scholars and administrators explained the widely accepted approach of culturally relevant curriculum.

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Weekly Diaspora: AZ Lawmakers Try to Ban Undocumented Children from Public School

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Mexican American Studies, In-State Tuition, The American Prospect, Public News Service, La Opinion, Afl-Cio, Connecticut, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, Plyler v. Doe, Immigration, Arizona, Tusd, California, Russell Pearce, Ethnic Studies, Immigration Reform, Education, DREAM Act, Hb 2281, New America Media, In These Times, Senate, Politics News
The Media Consortium

by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that would block undocumented immigrants' access to edu...

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Weekly Diaspora: In 2011, Birthright Citizenship in the Crosshairs

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mexican American Studies, The American Prospect, Tom Horne, Feet in Two Worlds, Obama, Apportionment, change.org, TUSD, 2010 Census, Colorlines, Ethnic Studies Ban, Jan Brewer, Sb 1070, New America Media, Birthright Citizenship, 14th Amendment, Politics News
The Media Consortium

by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Yesterday, a coalition of anti-immigrant lawmakers from 14 states unveiled their much-anticipated b...

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