Austin, Please Make a Call to Support Mexican American Studies
by Tony D on 01/22/14
Tell
him to that the SBOE must move the Mexican American Studies Course from
the "Wish List" and put it on the "To Do" list for implementation.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014, in Austin, Texas the Texas State Board of
Education will vote on course implementation-those courses will get committees and a timeline
to become official. Tell him that Mexican American Studies must be one of them.
Those
courses will be approved one year from now as an OPTION at all Texas
Schools.
Austin has 2 TX SBOE Reps:
Either:
Texas State SBOE District 5--Ken Mercer, San Antonio, (512) 463-9007
or
Texas State SBOE District 10--Tom Maynard Georgetown, TX 78627
(512) 763-2801
(512) 532-9517
Here is a website to confirm who is your Texas State Board of Education Representative: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
Here are just a few reasons why Mexican American Courses are needed:
1.) Of the 4.9 million students in Texas 51% are Hispanic.
2.) When Tucson Unified School District implemented Mexican American Studies the graduation rates rose to 93%
3.) We have waited long enough. The time is now.
For more information and updates visit: www.MASTexas.org
If your groups wants to endorse this initiative, please send your group info to Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, AztecMuse@aol.com
Librotraficante
University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies
UTEP Chicano Studies Program
Lone Star College-NH Mexican American Studies Program
Lone Star College-North Harris Department of Intercultural Initiatives
Tu Libro
Chican@ Studies Network
Somos MAS
