Ethnic Studies

UT San Antonio officials say merging race and gender studies with another department is a routine step to save money. Students and faculty believe it’s a response to political pressure.

Teachers have faced an unprecedented amount of stress while navigating the challenges prompted by the pandemic. Now that's being coupled with the politicization of their jobs over the controversy of how they can talk about current events and America’s history of racism in the classroom.

Author and activist Tony Diaz has been leading a fight to get ethnic studies approved in public schools.He began in Arizona, protesting the law — which…