A proposed textbook called "Mexican American Heritage" that activists have said is riddled with cultural stereotypes and historical inaccuracies was the center of a rally before the State Board of ...

The textbook, titled “Mexican American Heritage,” also links Mexican-Americans to undocumented immigrants. The State Board of Education voted to include textbooks on the subject after activists last ...

The teaching of history has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. But while the battle is fierce, it’s not new. An earlier round in the conflict in the 1920s — over the teaching of the American ...

The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias. Wednesday's 14-0 preliminary move to ...

Educators and activists have rallied against the proposed Mexican American Heritage textbook for months. Scholars say the book reinforces negative racial stereotypes and is filled with factual errors.

"Completely revised and updated"--Cover. Introduction: Something has gone very wrong --Handicapped by history: the process of hero-making -- 1493: the true importance of Christopher Columbus -- Truth ...