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Mexican-American course in Texas matter of debate

Texas State Board of Education members are debating whether or not a Mexican-American elective social studies course has a place on the state’s official curriculum list. Over 50 organizations have urged the Board to include such a course in the elective list for high school students, that also includes classes like floral design and Web gaming. Board Republicans are hesitant to approve such a move, saying that individual school districts already have the authority to teach such classes if they want. Some have even gone so far as to say that the move will inject “leftist ideals” into classrooms. Opponents …

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Brown v. Board Fails: Resegregation is Accidentally on Purpose

By Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., @professorjvh on Twitter Since it’s inception the United States has enacted and supported racially discriminatory policies. On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in our nation’s schools. Brown overturned the doctrine of “separate but equal,” which the Court had established in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Brown marked a turning point… Fast forward to May 17, 2014… it was the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education… Nevada “rancher” Cliven Bundy and current L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling are …

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