AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Board of Education is considering adding a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective, a move that proponents say would give students a deeper understanding of their state, where Hispanics make up a majority of public school students and which was once part of Mexico. Critics, though, dismiss
Texas Mulls Adding Mexican-American Studies Course, Controversy Ensues
“I might pull a Cesar Chavez and call for a boycott,” David Bradley, a Republican board member from Beaumont who opposes the proposal, said of Tuesday’s hearing.