Tucson ethnic-studies program violates law, schools chief says

[The Northerner]

Arizona's schools chief says an ethnic studies program in Tucson is violating a new state law banning classes from advocating ethnic solidarity or promoting resentment toward a certain ethnic group.

Wednesday's decision by state Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal gives the Tucson Unified School District two months to comply with the state law, which took effect in December.

If the district does not, it faces losing 10 percent of its annual state funding, or about $15 million.

The district can appeal Huppenthal's decision.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/15/20110615arizona-ethnic-studies-violates-law-chief-says.html

[MrScorpio]

1. Ethnic Studies are nothing more than "Let's Blame Whitey" to Huppenthal

And those people who are responsible for that law… And we can't have that, now can we?

[XemaSab]

2. That doesn't even make any sense

I'm European-American. Like, really, really, really white.

I understand that history in the US is taught as the history of white people. That's how it is, and I understand why it is.

I also understand that teaching history from a Native perspective, an African perspective, a Latino perspective, an Asian perspective, and other perspectives is also worthwhile.

Even the ethnic solidarity part... I'm proud of my heritage, and other people being proud of their heritage doesn't affect me. Like, if someone wants to take pride in being something like Norwegian, that's their problem, not mine.

Anyone know the history behind this?