Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Aztecs were a war-driven society with an intricate agricultural system, an advanced calendar and a complex sociopolitical ...

You have perhaps heard of the “model curriculum” for ethnic studies being proposed for California public schools, in which students chant the names of Aztec gods, along with positive thinking mantras.

The California Department of Education has proposed a new curriculum that would involve teachers leading students in chanting the names of Aztec gods in an effort to build unity in the classroom. The ...