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National organizations issue joint statement in opposition to book censorship in TUSD
Tucson Citizen
Jan 30JOINT STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO BOOK CENSORSHIP IN THE TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT The undersigned organizations are committed to protecting free speech and intellectual freedom. We write to express our deep concern about the removal of books used ... »
A book ban or not?
KGUN9 News
Jan 27Critics call it a "book ban." The Tucson Unified School District has repeatedly said it's no such thing. »
Petition to Bring MAS Suspended Books Back to Students
KVOA.com News
Jan 27TUCSON - Signatures just keep pouring in on an online petition showing outrage that the Tucson Unified School District pulled its Mexican American Studies books off school shelves.TUSD recently pulled seven books from the shelves since MAS classes no l... »
Suspended TUSD students attend UA class
KVOA.com News
Jan 26TUCSON - The Mexican American Studies program at the University of Arizona hosted five teenagers Thursday who said they had been suspended from the Tucson Unified School District for participating in Monday's walk out.The four students from Wakefield M... »
TUSD 2012-2013 calendar adds one-week fall break
KVOA.com News
Jan 26TUCSON - The Tucson Unified School District has released its 2012-2013 school calendar, which includes a full spring break and a new one-week fall break in October.These changes came after parents, community groups and schools provided their input to t... »
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American Library Association condemns closure of MAS program, removal of texts
Blog for Arizona
Jan 27by David Safier The banning of the use of texts by former Mexican-American Studies teachers infuriates the English teacher in me. I understand, there are some good reasons why some books should not be in schools, but the ideas contained... »
Grijalva ups the MAS ante, calls for investigation
Blog for Arizona
Jan 24by David Safier Raúl Grijalva has joined the MAS fight with more than words. He sent a letter to the assistant secretary of education for civil rights "urging an investigation of whether an Arizona state law violates federal standards by... »
Attorney General Tom Horne Interview on BBC regarding TUSD’s Ethnic Indoctrination Program
Sonoran Alliance
Jan 24In case you missed it, here is the recent interview of Attorney General Tom Horne on the BBC discussing Tucson Unified School District’s “Ethnic Studies” program: http://www.azag.gov/press_releases/jan/2012/world%20service.mp3 »
TUSD students walk out of Tucson schools
Blog for Arizona
Jan 23by David Safier It looks like TUSD students aren't planning to let the banning of MAS courses go quietly. As the nation watches the Tucson Unified School District’s spiral into disarray, hundreds of students have walked out of their Tucson... »
Sigh . . . Yes, it really is a ban
Blog for Arizona
Jan 20by David Safier Look, I don't want to go too hard on the Star editorial writers, because I think they've written some fine stuff lately -- the piece, Bible in schools not a topic for the Legislature, is one outstanding... »