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9OYS Continuing Coverage:
Several hundred Mexican-American studies supporters gather outside district board room to watch Tuesday night's meeting. When the vote came down, they weren't happy.
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9OYS Continuing Coverage:
TUSD superintendent John Pedicone and board member Miguel Cuevas explain why Mexican American Studies director Sean Arce had to go. One calls him "unsupportive."
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9OYS Viewers' Voice:
What a train wreck. But was the TUSD board member the victim of a prank, or of his own bad judgment? KGUN9 viewers join the debate.
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District superintendent not recommending Sean Arce's contract for renewal. TUSD board shut down program under threat of millions in fines
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Is the ethnic studies battle now affecting a Tucson tradition?
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Speakers were passionate about HB2281, a law the resulted in dismantling TUSD's Mexican-American studies program, and spurred several student protests.
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A controversial Ethnic Studies statute is now in the hands of a Federal judge after both sides made their cases in court Monday
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9OYS Education Watch :
The recall effort against Tucson Unified School District board member Michael Hicks is now very real. A recently formed group, Citizens for Education Excellence, filed the paperwork ready to move the ...
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One TUSD board member says a community conversation should take place on the development of the ethnic studies program.
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The state school superintendent says TUSD was not forced to remove books used in the cancelled Mexican American Studies program, but TUSD says it had no choice.
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Activist Dr. Rodolfo Acuna believes a statewide effort to focus on providing students with a better and affordable education could be a trade-off for getting rid of the Mexican American Studies ...
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Activists want them returned to the schools. TUSD says they're already there.
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Just a day after students walked out of class in protest of the Ethnic Studies ruling, they are taking matters into their own hands. Instead of going to their regular classes, ...
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Viewers' Voice:
Some protest organizers attempt to block students' access to the media. This updated story contains a new comment from an ethnic studies scholar explaining why.
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9OYS Education Watch:
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is asking the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office for Civil Rights to investigate.
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Some teachers and students switched gears today after TUSD's Mexican American Studies program was dropped from the schedule.
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9OYS Education Watch:
Dozens of Cholla High School ethnic studies students walk out of class. A four-mile march leads to much shouting, but only a brief dialogue.
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9OYS Education Watch:
The Tucson Unified School District has released a statement claiming they have not banned any books as reported by several local blogs.
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Teachers were ordered to remove books from classrooms at some TUSD high schools. The order came from the Arizona Department of Education as part of the ruling to end Mexican American ...
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TUSD moved immediately to end the classes. Arizona's School Superintendent says he'll take steps to ensure compliance before formally waiving millions in fines.
