Texas, Make a Call to Support Mexican American Studies TODAY!
by Tony D on 01/23/14
Texas, Please call your Texas State Board of Education Representative.
Tell
them 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 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.
Who is your TX SBOE rep? Find out here: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
What is my TX SBOE reps phone number? Find out here: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3803
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
To sign up to testify visit (Note, the agenda keeps changing): 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
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
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
