Tucson filmmakers Ari Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis’ documentary Precious Knowledge, about Tucson Unified School District’s battle over and heart of Mexican American Studies, is making the film ...

In January, the Tucson Unified School District ended its highly successful Mexican American Studies program after state officials threatened to withhold funding from schools that taught ethnic history ...

"Precious Knowledge" reports from the frontlines of one of the most contentious battles in public education in recent memory, the fight over Mexican American studies programs in Arizona public schools ...

The students of Tucson High Magnet School recently made their voices heard on the topic of Mexican American studies. Soon, they’ll be seen and heard. Producer Eren McGinnis and Director Ari Luis Palos ...

Paulo Freire’s 1968 book, ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ is mentioned several times in the upcoming documentary ‘Precious Knowledge’ on the PBS program ‘Independent Lens.’ The book has made the rounds ...

"Precious Knowledge" Documentary March 21 at WIU-Macomb, March 22 in QC MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Hear the success stories of students in the Mexican American Studies program at Tucson High School through ...

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