SaludToday Hispanic and black high-school students suffer a higher prevalence of dating violence. In honor of February being National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we urge you to check out a new video from Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. The Start Strong program targets 11- to 14-year-olds in several U.S. cities to [...]
Largest Climate Rally in American history marches on Sunday in Washington DC
By Ronnie Citron-Fink Moms Clean Air Force Forward On Climate Rally ~ Parents, Kids: March With Us Forward On Climate Rally, the largest climate rally in American history, is on Sunday, February 17. Moms Clean Air Force, Climate Parents and thousands of Americans will head to Washington, D.C. to make Forward on Climate a huge [...]
Latinos, immigrants, finish STEM at different rates
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired A study from the National Center for Educational Statistics recently looked at the educational attainment of Latino and Asian immigrants, and undergraduates who had immigrant parents. The study compiled data from the 2007-2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. The study, “New Americans in Postsecondary Education,” found that immigrants’ educational [...]
Tucson Schools Ordered to Offer “Culturally Relevant” Courses
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Tucson Unified School District to offer “culturally relevant” courses that reflect the lives and history of Latino and black students. The ruling is part of the district’s desegregation plan, reports the Arizona Daily Star. The decision is significant because the district [...]
Your Dreams Matter: Three Steps To The Ultimate Use of The Law of Attraction
By Susan Orosco 8 Ways to Say I Love My Life Everybody is entitled to realize their dreams. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. But don’t make the mistake of thinking the Law of Attraction is the easy way to accomplish your goals, because it is not. To succeed takes work, education [...]
Malín Alegría: A Road Map for Bicultural Youth
By Antonio Gonzalez CBC Diversity Elementary-school-teacher-turned-writer and California native, Malín Alegría (Estrella’s Quinceañera), answers a few questions about her new teen series Border Town (Scholastic/Point), her struggles with self-image, puffy Princess dresses, and growing-up bicultural. Can you describe your high school years? Are there echoes of Fabiola’s experiences in your past? In high school I [...]
