At War with the State in Order to Save the Lives of Our Children: The Battle to Save Ethnic Studies in Arizona

Romero, Augustine F.

doi:10.1080/00064246.2010.11413528

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“…To that end, EBA students critically examine and "read the world" around them using social justice pedagogy and anti-racism education. An efflorescence of research supports the importance of cultural, racial, and ethnic representation in school curricula (Dei, 2012;King, 2005;Love, 2016;Perry et al, 2003;Romero, 2010). For African American students in particular, multicultural curricula and pedagogy are important in student development (Dei, 2012;Love, 2016).…”

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“…EBA uses anti-racism and multicultural education to inform its curriculum and pedagogy, which is an unexplored avenue in school learning climate discourse. This makes EBA unique, especially considering the growing standardization of school curricula and current research that indicates that multicultural education is beneficial for all students (Love, 2016;Nieto & Bode, 2008;Romero, 2010). It is important to note that EBA teaches all academic subjects, but supplements lessons with multicultural texts and resources, such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, They Came Before Columbus by Ivan van Sertima, and Alex Haley's Autobiography of Malcolm X.…”

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An Environment of Excellence: A Case Study Examining a High-Performing African American Urban School’s Learning Climate and Approach to Critical Cultural Care

Watson-Vandiver

Wiggan

2020

Journal of Education

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Studies on urban education and reform often focus on school failure, without exploring the positive impacts of curricula and pedagogy on student achievement. In addition, existing studies often ignore two central components: school learning climates and care. This case study investigates student, teacher, and administrator experiences in a high-performing urban school in the South. Findings reveal that Ella Baker Academy (pseudonym) is uniquely characterized by a family environment, caring teachers, and individualized student attention. The results of this study are crucial given the lack of research on effective school-based practices that promote high achievement in African American urban students.

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An Environment of Excellence: A Case Study Examining a High-Performing African American Urban School’s Learning Climate and Approach to Critical Cultural Care

Watson-Vandiver

Wiggan

2020

Journal of Education

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“…My personal experiences with the history of ethnic studies also provide a perspective on a potential movement that can desettle the educational racial contract. In 2010, Arizona banned the Mexican American studies program in Tucson Unified School District, accusing the teachers of teaching anti-American values in the classroom (Romero, 2015). I was a graduate student at University of California, Los Angeles, at the time and assisted my advisor, Dr. Daniel Solórzano, in organizing an ethnic studies conference that brought Tucson educator Dr. Augustine Romero to speak to hundreds of young people spanning from elementary school to college.…”

Section: Ethnic Studies As Framework For the Anti-colonial Educationamentioning

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Disrupting the Ideology of Settled Expectations: Forging New Social Movements to Dismantle the Educational Racial Contract

Liou¹

2020

BRE

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This paper draws on the concepts of settled expectations and the educational racial contract to provide an analysis of the current social movements calling for the improvement of teacher salaries and work conditions in K-12 schools. This paper argues that some teacher unions' lack of centering race in their advocacy to ameliorate educational inequities will not radically transform how teachers are treated in the profession, unless there is an increase in motivation to fully recognize the humanity and educational needs of Students of Color in American society. The author calls for teacher activists to reject the false consciousness of their own settled expectations and work on equal footing with Communities of Color to co-author an emancipatory educational contract on the basis of relational equity, respect, and sympathetic touch.

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“…The battle over school knowledge is also evident in the state of Arizona’s ban of a successful Mexican American Studies (MAS) program and the removal of textbooks in the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District (Kunnie, 2010; Romero, 2010). The May 2010 Arizona House Bill (H.B.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The battle over school knowledge is also evident in the state of Arizona's ban of a successful Mexican American Studies (MAS) program and the removal of textbooks in the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District (Kunnie, 2010;Romero, 2010 The state of Arizona argued that MAS was too political because the program emphasized Mexican American students' identification with their heritage (Blumenfeld, 2012). Students Maya Arcie, Korina Lopez, and Nicolas Dominguez and their teachers fought back by suing the state of Arizona arguing "discriminatory animus and intent" against Mexican American students.…”

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2015 AERA Presidential Address Morally Engaged Research/ers Dismantling Epistemological Nihilation in the Age of Impunity

King

2017

Educational Researcher

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This article presents Joyce E. King’s 2015 AERA presidential address, which artfully combined scholarly discourse with performance elements and diverse voices in several multimedia formats. In discussing morally engaged research/ers dismantling epistemological nihilation, the article advances the argument that the moral stance, solidarity with racial/cultural dignity in education praxis, policy, and research, is needed to combat discursive forms of racism. The lecture opened with African Americans and Native Americans performing culturally affirming traditional ritual practices. An African drum processional and a libation honored revered Black ancestors—scholars, artists, and activist intellectuals—Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee, Amiri Baraka, Vincent Harding, and Asa G. Hilliard, III (Nana Baffour Amankwatia II). An intergenerational Native American delegation offered a traditional welcome prayer, gifting of tobacco, and ceremonial drumming and dance performance. Dr. King began her address by acknowledging that the 2015 AERA annual meeting was taking place in the ancestral lands of the Pottawatomie Nation.

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At War with the State in Order to Save the Lives of Our Children: The Battle to Save Ethnic Studies in Arizona

Cited by 18 publications

References 5 publications

An Environment of Excellence: A Case Study Examining a High-Performing African American Urban School’s Learning Climate and Approach to Critical Cultural Care

An Environment of Excellence: A Case Study Examining a High-Performing African American Urban School’s Learning Climate and Approach to Critical Cultural Care

Disrupting the Ideology of Settled Expectations: Forging New Social Movements to Dismantle the Educational Racial Contract

2015 AERA Presidential Address Morally Engaged Research/ers Dismantling Epistemological Nihilation in the Age of Impunity

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