Arizona Official Says Teaching About KRS-One Violates Ethnic Studies Ban

Back in the late 1980s, prominent hip-hop artist KRS-One was dubbed “the Teacher” for his socially conscious rap lyrics—his influential Stop the Violence movement sure could use a 21st-century reboot. But according to John Huppenthal, Arizona’s outgoing state superintendent of public instruction, incorporating KRS-One’s rhymes about America’s societal problems into an English class is a ... http://ift.tt/1AyusUR