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Ariz. Ban On Ethnic Studies Divides Educators [audio, 30 minutes 20 seconds]

Gov. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) signed into law a ban on classes that are designed primarily for students of a particular ethnicity. The law targets any ethnic studies classes in the state's public school system that "advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals."
Read entire article at NPR