Another case of projection, in which folks who celebrate the bigoted ravings of Rush Limbaugh overlap with folks who claim the study of Chicano literature fosters "racial resentment." Despite an independent consultant who found that students who studied Chicano history and literature had a higher percentage of college attendance and academic achievement, and despite Chicano/Latino studies being singled out apart from other ethnic studies classes for exclusion from the curriculum.
Racial Lens Used to Cull Curriculum in Arizona
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A state law targeting Mexican-American studies courses that are perceived as antiwhite has led to several books being pulled by the Tucson school district.
