Bilingual Education & Chicano Studies Programs

article “Pupils learn their culture”

Baker Jr. High’s new bilingual classes have been taking kids on field trips, showing movies, partcipating in school exchange programs, etc. 05-01-1970

Article on Greenlee Elementary’s bilingual program converting to TESOL, a state funded program 1971

“Spanish for the Spanish Speaking” article on a new Spanish language class at West Side High School for students already fluent to study their language in depth, 01-01-1971

“Citizen support for passage of bilingual-bicultural bill” copy of letter in the Denver Post on how the bilingual education bill would benefit Colorado students, 04-01-1974

“Bilingual Bill Introduced” article on a new bill introduced in the state legislature by representatives Betty Benavidez and Roger Cisneros to add Spanish language classes and support for Colorado elementary school students

Newspaper picture of young student at Del Pueblo Elementary checking out new bilingual books at school library

Article on Metro State considering the addition of Chicano Studies and how this will benefit Chicano and other students 08-05-1974

Article “Chicano Studies” by Nancy Nowick-Brickell discusses the three different concentrations within Metro State’s Chicano studies program and how they prepare students for different careers 10-20-1976

Article “Chicano Students Storm President’s Office’ by Peter J. Pappas in the Auraria Transcript discussing the failures and shortcomings in the Chicano Studies Program (06-18-1975)

Article “Chicano Studies News” in community paper West Side Recorder on how Chicano studies encourages university students to succeed and finish their degrees 06-01-1973

Article “Chicano Students Recruit at MSC” in community paper West Side Recorder on an open day to encourage prospective students to the Chicano studies program, with various application and financial aid assistance 04-01-1973

Article “Chicano Studies is not Breeding Reverse Racism” by Rick Rosan in The Paper – Metro State (03-07-1973)

Article “Reverse Racism” by Rick Rosan in The Paper – Metro State alleges that Chicano studies provides opportunity for reverse racism 02-28-1973

Article “Proposal: Chicano Studies at CU Denver Center” in the Fourth Estate – University of Colorado Denver 04-30-1969

“Citizen support for passage of bilingual-bicultural bill” copy of letter in the Denver Post on how the bilingual education bill would benefit Colorado students, 04-01-1974