Tucson's ethnic studies course received favorable reviews in review

Tucson's ethnic studies course received favorable review in review. The controversial Tucson ethnic studies course has been under review, and the results are very different from what the Arizona Department of Education had previously claimed...

Tucson's ethnic studies course has been reviewed well. The controversial Tucson ethnic studies course has been under review, and the results are very different from what the Arizona Department of Education had previously claimed. The head of the state’s education department has said that Tucson’s ethnic studies courses reinforce racial chauvinism among Latinos and increase racial hatred against whites, and are therefore illegal. According to the Associated Press, the review was conducted by Cambium Learning Group, an education company headquartered in Dallas. In a 120-page report, the company praised the Tucson Unified School District's ethnic studies curriculum and said it found no evidence of increased inter-ethnic hatred. The report said: "The reviewers found that on the one hand, students were taught to accept the multi-ethnic division of human beings, and on the other hand, teachers introduced Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Caesar Weisz as peace fighters who sacrificed themselves for their beliefs and the interests of the people." The report also said that "the curriculum welcomes all ethnic groups," and said, "All evidence shows that peace is the essence of the curriculum." "There was no element of hatred seen in the content of the course," the reviewer said. At the same time, Arizona Public Education Superintendent Herpenthal cited the review as evidence last Wednesday, saying that the curriculum violated a new state law and gave the school district 2 months to make changes, otherwise it would cut 10% of its annual state funding, approximately $15 million. Republican Herpenthal voted in favor of the new law when he was a state senator. He ordered the review while serving in the education department. Governor Brewer signed the above-mentioned new law in May last year, and its official entry into force was December 31 last year.