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Proyecto de Ley 69

Reaching the American Dream Gala

To honor men and women in our community

who have attained the American Dream or

who have helped others to reach it.

May 13, 2010  at 6:00 pm
Mission Mill Museum Spinning Room
1313 Mill Street SE
Salem, Oregon

Tickets: $50 per Person  Click here to get your tickets

You can pay at the door with cash or by check, however you must reserve your ticket(s) in advance.
Please contact Andrea Miller at 503-551-6573 before Thursday to secure your seat(s)!
All proceeds will go to support CAUSA's Latino and Latina Integration Initiative

Meyers and Orozco said this specific bill HB 2281, started as a reaction to the Mexican-American Studies Department.The researchers said that Raza Studies students graduate at rates that are higher than their peers.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new Arizona law targeting ethnic studies classes could negatively affect students’ academic achievement and reverse academic gains made over the last several years, according to two Oregon State University researchers.

OSU, assistant professor,Susan Meyers earned her Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in Tucson

Susan Meyers, assistant professor and director of writing in the English department at OSU, and Rick Orozco, an assistant professor in the College of Education at OSU, both earned their Ph.D.s at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. and are intimately familiar with the program that spurred the new law in Arizona.

 The bill, HB 2281, prevents “. . . courses or classes that either: 1) are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group, or 2) advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.”
The types of courses that this bill targets are known as ethnic studies courses, a field of study that is commonly offered on many university campuses, including OSU, as well as on increasing numbers of high school campuses.Meyers and Orozco said this specific bill started as a reaction to the Mexican-American Studies Department, also known informally as Raza Studies, in the Tucson Unified School District.

Sarah Palin will visit Eugene April 23 to speak at the Lane County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day fundraiser.

 
Bill Young, the party’s Lane County chairman, told The Register-Guard that the fundraiser is typically held near Lincoln’s birthday in February but the date was changed to accommodate Palin’s schedule. Local Republican Party leaders have been working with Palin’s handlers for nearly a year in an effort to bring her to Eugene.

The room reserved at the Hilton Eugene has capacity for 750. Lane County Republicans will get first crack at attending and, if there is still space remaining, the invitation will be extended to Republicans in neighboring counties or the rest of the state.