Smoky Mountains Sunrise

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Arizona Governor Signs Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies


Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district's ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.

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.


Public schools should not be encouraging students to resent a particular race, he said.


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