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Promoted, and i'm quoting here, racial resentment so the state threatened to pull millions of dollars of funding from the district if the programs were not fixed. >> you had a curriculum unit that became an independent political power base. and, they essentially took possession of a part of the school, so, what they were teaching in these classes was not brought up, for sunlight, to be reviewed, and approved. >> reporter: to avoid losing the cash, just this week the school board voted to end the program altogether. the move creating upheaval among students, parents and even teachers, saying th...

The state threatened to pull million in funding from the entire district if the problems were not fixed . you have a curriculum unit that became an independent political power base. and they essentially took possession of the part of the school. what they were teaching in the classes and to be reviewed and approved. >> to avoid losing that cash this week, the school board there voted to end the program altogether . the mood created upheaval with the students and partners and teachers saying that the program was essential to teach chicano history and literature to the 61 percent of the district...