Houston, please do us a favor and make a phone call to support Mexican American Studies right now.
by Tony D on 01/22/14
Houston, Please call your Texas State Board of Education Representative.
Tell her that the SBOE must move the Mexican American Studies Course from the "Wish List" and put it on the "To Do" list for implementation.
Friday, January 31, 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 them 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.
Here are just a few reasons why Mexican American Studies 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
To sign up to testify in Austin Wed. January 29, 2014 (Note, the agenda keeps changing) visit: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/agenda/
If your groups wants to endorse this initiative, please send your group info to Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, AztecMuse@aol.com
Somos MAS
MAS Houston Community College Central
Dr. Emilio Zamora, History, University of Texas at Austin
Here is a link to a blogpost with this announcement: http://bit.ly/1d00lWC
Tell her that the SBOE must move the Mexican American Studies Course from the "Wish List" and put it on the "To Do" list for implementation.
Friday, January 31, 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 them 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.
Please call your Texas State Board of Education Representative for Houston Donna Bahorich (832) 303-9091.
Tell her to that the SBOE must move the Mexican American Studies Course from the "Wish List" and put it in the "To Do" list.
Here are just a few reasons why Mexican American Studies 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
To sign up to testify in Austin Wed. January 29, 2014 (Note, the agenda keeps changing) visit: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/agenda/
If your groups wants to endorse this initiative, please send your group info to Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, AztecMuse@aol.com
Groups in Support:
The Librotraficante Movement
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HISBA)
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
Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their SayThe Librotraficante Movement
Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HISBA)
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
MAS Houston Community College Central
Dr. Emilio Zamora, History, University of Texas at Austin
Here is a link to a blogpost with this announcement: http://bit.ly/1d00lWC
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