Responsible Ethnic Studies Textbook Coalition, petition drive
Sign the Petition and help us fight a proposed textbook with factual errors and offensive content about Texas History and Mexican Americans!
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is part of a broad coalition of organizations and scholars from across Texas is calling on the State Board of Education to reject a proposed Mexican-American studies textbook that promotes offensive cultural stereotypes, distorts history and is plagued by more than 100 factual errors.
To sign the petition and see the list of coalition partners, click here.
Background
Mexican American Heritage is the only textbook proposed by a publisher for consideration by the State Board of Education. The state board will likely hold public hearings on the textbook at its September 13-16 and November 15-18 meetings in Austin. A final vote on adoption is scheduled for the November meeting.
Scholars from across Texas and outside the state have been reviewing the textbook. If approved, the textbook will bring great harm and further divide our educational community. This is bad for Texas business and for our children's future.
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