By Amy Wolf Futurity The biases we hold below the surface influence how we view this election season, says Efrén Pérez, an associate professor of political science and sociology. This “implicit bias” influences our views on major political issues,…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat The school districts in Texas’ eight largest cities all have Latino superintendents at the helm, as do half of the top 20, Dallas-based KERA News reported Tuesday. The story comes after the recent hire of…
By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista We are in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month. Per form, Hispanics are being insulted again not only by the Republican Presidential nominee but by the mainstream press and television/cable news outlets. Non-Hispanic media…
By Gilda Pedraza Latino Connection “Mommy, they marked I am White on my exam… Is that OK? I am sorry, I did not know what to mark and the teacher just did it for me” “Color canela, café…
By Justin Angle The Conversation For years, many have said that sports teams with Native American mascots – the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida State Seminoles, to name a few – perpetuate stereotypes against Native people. Others have argued that…
By Eric Moreno SaludToday Many people know vaccines can help keep infants and children healthy during the early childhood years. But vaccines are just as important for when children grow into adolescence, according to the U.S. Department of Health…
By Clifton B. Parker Futurity Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority group in the United States, and their concerns will have a major impact on the 2016 presidential election. Stanford University historian Albert Camarill speaks here about their influence,…
By Edward T. Rincón LatinaLista It is one of the least understood paradoxes of contemporary times: As our nation is experiencing the most dramatic demographic transformation in history, Americans are becoming less familiar with members of their diverse…
By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Fines and fees imposed in juvenile court can drive youth deeper into the system and their families deeper into poverty, a new report says. Every state imposes monetary penalties or costs…
By Gillian Kiley Futurity The Grolier Codex, an ancient document that is among the rarest books in the world, has been regarded with skepticism since it was reportedly unearthed by looters from a cave in Chiapas, Mexico, in…
By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force It can be a confusing time to be a kid. People on the TV, internet, and radio say conflicting things — about climate change — with seriousness and determination. How hard to…
By Jason Leclerc LatinaLista Whether patriots disguised as “Indians” or heirs of Attucks at a Woolworth’s lunch counter or drag goddesses marching down Fifth Avenue, the power of disruption has been the overwhelming tool of the otherwise oppressed in…
By Caitlin Fouratt The Conversation Violence in Central America continues to push its citizens to seek refuge. In July, the U.S. government announced a plan for Costa Rica to temporarily host up to 200 refugees from Central America while they are…
By Clifton B. Parker Futurity On the first day of kindergarten, many low-income children are already playing catch-up. Yet, despite widening economic inequality in the US, many of those kids are not as far behind as low-income kids once were, a new study finds….
By Jacqueline Ros LatinaLista If you need me I’ll be there — it’s the implicit promise we make to those we love and it’s why Revolar exists. Revolar is a discreet wearable whose only job is to keep you…
By Fermin Leal Latino Ed Beat/ EdSource More than six decades since the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision declared that segregated schools are “inherently unequal,” Latino students from low-income backgrounds are becoming increasingly isolated in public schools across the country….
By Dr. Edward Rincón LatinaLista Editor’s Note: In 2014, the University of North Texas established the UNT Dallas College of Law. Unlike the majority of the nation’s law schools, the UNT Dallas College of Law has made it its…
By Leo M. Lambert & Peter Felten The Conversation Over the next several weeks 18.4 million students will be headed to colleges and universities in the United States. They, their families and taxpayers are making a monumental investment in the futures…
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista In two weeks, school ends for my granddaughter. You may be thinking, that can’t be. It’s August and school is supposed to be starting, not ending. But my granddaughter, who just turned 21 months, has been…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Black and Hispanic children experience mental health problems at a similar rate than their white peers, yet are less likely to receive treatment, a new study of nationally representative data shows. The study was…
By Leslie Puente-Ervin LatinaLista If you want to send your child to a private school, that’s your prerogative. You pay for that right. Charter schools? They may appear private, but they’re really public. While many receive private funding, the…
By Rachel Harrison Futurity A new study finds a startling scarcity of children’s books for sale in low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. The lack of children’s books was even more pronounced in areas with…
By Lydia Gonzalez-D’Ross LatinaLista Our country has waited far too long to fix our broken immigration system. Without controlling our borders, we have knowingly allowed the undocumented population in the United States to balloon to over 11 million individuals….
By Devon Delfina NerdWallet No one expects you to have it all together your freshman year of college. You’ll probably end up losing your student ID, getting locked out of your dorm room, picking the wrong major and…
By Peter Rüegg Futurity Whether young people behave prosocially or aggressively comes may depend on the kind of relationship they have with their teachers. Researchers used questions such as “In moments when someone was sad or in pain, how…
