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 ...

Not long after arriving in Tucson from Kentucky, documentary film makers Ari Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis learned about the Mexican-American studies program at Tucson Unified School District.

"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 ...

As teachers in Tucson's Mexican American Studies Program, teachers Curtis Acosta and Jose Gonzalez successfully engaged students in the classroom, helping to close the achievement gap between white ...

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 ...