A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the state of Arizona from enforcing a controversial law banning ethnic studies courses, bringing near a close a seven-year battle over teaching about Mexican Americans in Tucson public schools. Supporters of ethnic studies said the law, which banned courses designed primarily for students of a particular ethnic group, was racist and targeted Mexican Americans. The state's threat to withhold more than $14 million led Tuscon to drop its Mexican American studies program in 2012. “Horne and Huppenthal repeatedly pointed to their efforts against the [Mexican American studies] program in their respective 2011 political campaigns, including in speeches and radio advertisements. CAPTION Ventura residents file suit against the city of Ventura.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 28, 2017 04:07 UTC