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State Board of Education member Ruben Cortez Jr., center, questions a speaker during a hearing, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Eloisa Moreno, left and Ruben Garza, both from Edinburg, Texas, arrive for a Texas Board of Education hearing, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Austin, Texas. The Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Eloisa Moreno, left, Ruben Garza, center, and Eloy Gonzalez, look over papers as they wait for a Texas Board of Education hearing to begin, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Austin, Texas. The Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Josemaria Vasquez attends a Texas Board of Education hearing, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Austin, Texas. The Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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** FILE ** Supporters of a proposal to add a Mexican-American studies course as a statewide high school elective arrive for Texas arrive for a Texas Board of Education hearing, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Austin, Texas. Proponents say the move would give students a deeper understanding of their state, where Hispanics make up 51 percent of public school students and which was once part of Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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School desks placed by parents, district graduates and activists block a street in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in a demonstration against student dropout rates Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. Protest organizers say the 375 desks are there to represent the 375 students who drop out of the district every week during the school year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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School desks placed by parents, district graduates and activists block a street in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in a demonstration against student dropout rates Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. Protest organizers say the 375 desks are there to represent the 375 students who drop out of the district every week during the school year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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School desks placed by parents, district graduates and activists block a street in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters in a demonstration against student dropout rates Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in downtown Los Angeles. Protest organizers say the 375 desks are there to represent the 375 students who drop out of the district every week during the school year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Erin Bendily, assistant superintendent with the Department of Education, and Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White review budget information provided to the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
