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 [...]
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 [...]
College Board releases college resource guide just for undocumented students
LatinaLista — In one of the strongest signals that the education community supports the DREAM Act — allowing undocumented students, who were brought to the US as children, attend college or enlist in the military and be put on a path to citizenship — the College Board released yesterday a state-specific resource guide for undocumented [...]
New study reveals Millennials’ activism spurred by personal experience and disillusionment
LatinaLista — From the Occupy movement to the immigration marches to civil rights rallies, each gathering has included a large number of young people, especially people of color, who are making their presence seen and their voices heard. For anyone who has ever wondered why there seems to be an increase in social consciousness among [...]
DREAM students launch new campaign on National Day of Action
LatinaLista — Another school year is coming to an end and for the thousands of undocumented students who are graduating from high school, there’s nothing to look forward to: If they live in a state where racist legislators have enacted laws barring these students from getting in-state tuition. If they live in a state where [...]
Young Latina gamers strive for different goals when playing video games
By Jacob Balsam and Ashley Vasquez LatinaLista The video game industry is ever expanding and according to an article by The New York Times’ Nick Bolton, will reach $112 billion in consumer spending money by the year 2015. Blizzard’s World of Warcraft alone nets millions of dollars a month in pure profit. The game costs [...]
