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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Vetoes Funding for Mexican American Studies Center
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Vetoes Funding for Mexican American Studies Center

By Priscilla Rodriguez | 06/18/2013 - 14:25 | 0 Comments

Well, this is surely disappointing, chicas. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has decided to veto $1.5 million in funding that would have expanded the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas.

According to the...

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Suspended Mexican American Studies Classes Could be Restored in Arizona

By Samantha Leal | 11/14/2012 - 16:04 | 0 Comments

Suspended Mexican American studies courses that were eliminated from classrooms earlier this year by the Tucson Unified School District in Arizona could be reinstated (and even expanded!) by a new pact. The pact would bring closure to a 1974 lawsuit over racial segregation in Arizona's public schools, reports ...

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Mexican American Studies Books Banned in Arizona

By Samantha Leal | 10/09/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Seven books that were a part of a controversial Mexican American Studies program are not allowed to be taught in classrooms in Tucscon, reports the Huffington Post

The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona suspended the...

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