Jaclyn Lopez LatinaLista You may have heard the news that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have pushed past 400 parts per million at monitoring stations in the Arctic. Carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping gas, in fact the most pervasive greenhouse gas contributing to climate change, and scientists are noting this signpost with concern as it [...]
Latino and immigrant food workers likely to experience high levels of discrimination in the industry
LatinaLista — A study last month by Harris Interactive measured how much Americans are dining out to gauge whether or not economic recovery is occurring. The study’s authors found that while over 60 percent of people had dined at a quick-service restaurant the previous month, many are cutting back or becoming more selective when going [...]
Cities in Latin America doing more to prepare for climate change than the United States
LatinaLista — There’s a growing list of areas where the United States can no longer claim to lead the world — life expectancy, media education, student performance in reading, math and science, traffic safety, quality of healthcare, female corporate board members, women in politics, youth investments and now a new area that if further ignored will [...]
New report highlights link between teen pregnancies and low achieving school districts
LatinaLista — A new study released by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy and America’s Promise Alliance erases any doubt how schools factor in determining if students become teen parents. Teen Pregnancy and High School Dropout: What communities can do to address these issues reveals that in 2008 in counties and cities [...]
Report highlighting Latinas smart shopping habits don’t tell the whole story
LatinaLista — The headline says what most Latino families have known all their lives — Hispanic Women Are Smartest Shoppers: Study. According to the study conducted by WSL/Strategic Retail, an authority on shopper behavior and retail trends, Latinas are so smart because among all women there are certain things we routinely do before we shop: gather [...]
New education report shows while school has changed, it remains the same in putting Latinos and blacks at risk for failure
LatinaLista — Just how bad the economy is depressing the job market for teenagers became crystal clear in a new report issued by the National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education 2012 shows that high school student employment is at its lowest since 1990 — in 2010, only 16 percent of high school [...]