In Arizona, the Tucson Unified School District has voted to suspend its acclaimed Mexican American Studies program under the threat of a loss of funding for allowing it to continue. A school administrator had previously ruled the program violates a new state law that bans the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group or that “promote[s] resentment toward a race or class of people.” Under the ruling, the district would have lost up to $14 million in funding this fiscal year had it allowed the program to carry on.
Tucson Suspends Ethnic Studies Program under Threat of Funding Cut
HeadlineJan 13, 2012