Thursday, May 13, 2010
Politics
Arizona Tries to Ban Ethnic Studies
Posted
by Mark Asch
on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who is on a
roll, has just signed a
law designed to challenge the Tucson school district's ethnic-studies curriculum, by
prohibiting "classes that advocate ethnic solidarity, that are designed primarily for students of a particular race or that promote resentment toward a certain ethnic group". (The bill's proponents believe that the school's Mexican-American studies program constitutes "ethnic chauvanism"; the school district doesn't believe the law as written will affect the program.)
The AP reports: "State schools chief Tom Horne, who has pushed the bill for years, said he believes the Tucson school district's Mexican-American studies program teaches Latino students that they are oppressed by white people." Huh.
Tags: Arizona, Jan Brewer, Ethnic Studies, Reverse Racism is the New Racism
