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Texas takes next steps to bring Mexican-American Studies courses to public high schools
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Apr 9, 2014
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Texas takes next steps to bring Mexican-American Studies courses to public high schools
The state of Texas Board of Education will soon decide whether or not to move a Mexican-American Studies elective from a "wishlist" to a list of classes that will be taught at the high-school level in the future.
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The state of Texas Board of Education will soon decide whether or not to move a Mexican-American Studies elective from a "wishlist" to a list of classes that will be taught at the high-school level in the future.

The Texas Board of Education will soon decide  whether or not to move a Mexican-American Studies elective from a "wishlist" to a list of classes that will be taught at the high-school level in the future.

Veronica Zaragovia has been reporting on this for KUT Austin and joins us with the latest.