Precious knowledge / produced and directed by Ari Luis Palos ; produced by Eren Isabel McGinnis.

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"While 48 percent of Mexican-American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson (Ariz.) High [School's] Mexican American Studies Program has become a national model of educational success, with 93 percent of enrolled students graduating from high school. However, Arizona lawmakers [state sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Dos Vatos Productions
Independent Television Service
Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm)
Arizona Public Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Other Authors: Palos, Ari Luis (Director, Producer)
McGinnis, Eren
Fifer, Sally Jo
Bricca, Jacob
Amor, Naïm, 1969-
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Arizona?] : Dos Vatos Productions, Inc., [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Tucson High School (Tucson, Ariz.) > Curricula.
Multicultural education > Arizona > Tucson.
Education and state > Arizona > Tucson.
Discrimination in education > Arizona > Tucson.
Mexican American high school students > Arizona > Tucson.
Mexican Americans > Arizona > Ethnic identity.
Ethnology > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Arizona > Tucson.
Tucson (Ariz.) > Ethnic relations.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 DVD (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Arizona's battle over ethnic studies.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"While 48 percent of Mexican-American students currently drop out of high school, Tucson (Ariz.) High [School's] Mexican American Studies Program has become a national model of educational success, with 93 percent of enrolled students graduating from high school. However, Arizona lawmakers [state school superintendents Tom Horne and John Huppenthal and Gov. Jan Brewer have] shut the program down because they believe the students are being indoctrinated with dangerous ideology and embracing destructive ethnic chauvinism."--Container.
"At Tucson High School, ethnic studies programs have improved graduation rates among Latino students. But some state politicians think ethnic studies promote "racial solidarity" and anti-Americanism. When books are banned and the programs eliminated, teachers and students fight back in a modern civil rights struggle."--PBS.org.
Note:Disc includes theatrical version (70 min.), broadcast version (53 min.), additional scenes, students profiles, music video, "Behind the Scenes."
Videorecording.
Call Number:LC1099.4.A6 P73 2011 VideoDVD
Awards:Audience Favorite, San Diego International Latino Film Festival ; Award Winner, Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival ; Official Selection, New York International Latino Film Festival.
ISBN:9780979410734
0979410738
Credits:Executive producer for ITVS, Sally Jo Fifer ; editor, Jacob Bricca ; composer, Naïm Amor.
System Details:DVD; English 5.1 audio; NTSC; Dolby digital.
Participant or Performer:
Co-production of Dos Vatos Productions and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; produced in association with Latino Public Broadcasting and Arizona Public Media ; funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.