SDSU MFA grad and Delacorte author Matt de la Pena in the NY Times, excerpt

Racial Lens Used to Cull Curriculum in Arizona

Joshua Lott for The New York Times

Matt de la Peña’s novel has been banned at Tucson High for containing “critical race theory.”

By MICHAEL WINERIP

Published: March 19, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/education/racial-lens-used-to-cull-curriculum-in-arizona.html?_r=1