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Controversy Continues Over Ethnic Studies Program

The warning bell rings at Tucson High, and students hurry to class.  Juniors Brian Hill, Jacob Gomez and Roman Figueroa rush up the stairs and across the hall to Curtis Acosta’s Chicano perspective literature class. They are studying “Zoot Suit” by Luis Valdez.

Acosta’s classes are among 27 others in five local high schools that teach literature, history or government from an ethnic-based perspective. The classes are part of Tucson Unified School District’s ethnic studies program, which has stirred up conversation and controversy.  

Most recently, the program spurred a bill to prohibit such classes, because opponents say it divides students by race and promotes “anti-American” sentiments.    

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The Tierra y Libertad Barrio Sustainability Project Nurtures Growth

Members of the Tierra y Libertad Barrio Sustainability Project work to build a garden in neighbor Antonio Corona's yard in Tucson's south side in April. Voice of Luis Perales, one of the founders of the group. Produced by Otto Ross.

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Homeless Youth Struggle For Education

Crystal Goldsberry got pregnant at 17. At the time, she was living with her aunt, who promptly kicked her out.

She spent the next several years couch hopping, bouncing between her sister, aunt and daughter’s father’s place. All the while, Goldsberry was determined to finish high school, though her pregnancy and living situation made it difficult.    

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