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Schools chief wants to salvage parts of law deemed invalid
In this Nov. 16, 2017, photo, Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas addresses about 50 school district and charter school representatives at her department’s annual MEGA...
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Federal judge rules state law banning ‘ethnic studies’ illegal
Declaring the law unconstitutional, a federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked the state Department of Education from restricting “ethnic studies” programs in the Tucson Unified School District — or even...
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Stage set for ruling in Mexican-American studies trial
In this June 15, 2011, file photo, protesters gather to support the Tucson Unified School District as Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal announces that the...
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Huppenthal clarifies apology regarding ethnic studies
Former school Superintendent John Huppenthal (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography) An ex-schools chief is not apologizing for comparing a Mexican American Studies program to the...
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Ethnic studies law to go on trial, former school chiefs to testify
Thorpe proposes broader ban on ethnic classes, events
Rep. Bob Thorpe, R-Flagstaff (Photo by Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services) Saying students are being taught hatred at public expense, a Flagstaff Republican lawmaker is proposing...
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Judge grants supporters chance to void anti-ethnic studies programs laws
Saying there is evidence of racial animus by state officials, a federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to give challengers a chance to void state laws specifically designed to kill...
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TUSD gets reprieve from penalties for cultural courses
H.T. Sanchez, superintendent of Tucson Unified School District, answers questions Tuesday about an agreement with state schools chief Diane Douglas to monitor the district’s ethnic studies...
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Arizona ban on ethnic studies to go before appeals court today
Bye Huppenthal, hello ethnic studies!
Douglas agrees with Huppenthal’s conclusion that Tucson Unified School District is violating a 2011 law prohibiting ethnic studies that promote the overthrow of the US government and resentment toward a...
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Tucson schools chief says ethnic studies will continue
TUCSON — The head of the Tucson Unified School District says his schools will expand the teaching of a “culturally relevant” curriculum that could put the district at risk of...
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Final action: Huppenthal again finds TUSD in violation of ethnic studies law
School Superintendent John Huppenthal (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography) Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal in the final hours of his administration today again found...
