Maria Urquides: Mother of Bilingual Education with Jan Cleere
Pima County Public Library - Oro Valley Library Branch 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley, ArizonaMaria Urquides’ Hispanic background made her the ideal teacher for Arizona’s bilingual schools, although she readily admitted she might go to hell for being ordered to punish students for speaking Spanish in the classroom. She stepped on more than a few administrative toes to attain her goal of promoting bilingual/bicultural education to children of all […]
