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TitleCongressional Caucus wants Investigation of Tucson Mexican-American Studies Ban
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Congressional caucus wants investigation of Tucson Mexican-American studies ban
By Stephanie Siek
January 24, 2012

As students and faculty of several Tucson high schools protested the end of Mexican-American studies and removal of text books, some members of Congress are seeking an investigation into the ethnic studies ban.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office asking it to investigate the language of the law banning ethnic studies and its specific application against Tucson’s Mexican-American studies program.

Read the full article at http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/24/march-petition-urge-tucson-school-officials-to-bring-back-books
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