LatinaLista — It’s one thing for a child to dream of what they want to be when they grow up, but for many college students, that childhood dream can turn into a state of confusion when faced with reality in college. While college is supposed to be a time to discover yourself, too many students [...]
New student report shows amount of college debt depends on the college and geography
LatinaLista — These days, many Latino college students and their families are wondering if a college degree is worth all the dinero. The short answer is — Yes! Looking at the breakdown of the unemployed, the website, Department of Numbers, shows that those with a Bachelor’s degree or higher have the lowest rates of unemployment. [...]
Educational researchers find 49 percent of school children surveyed come from low-income families
LatinaLista — This week, the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress’s (NAEP) Nation’s Report Card was released for math and reading. This year’s study of fourth and eighth graders’ math and reading scores didn’t reveal a whole lot, other than the nation can take comfort in knowing that overall our children aren’t doing any worse [...]
Latino parents now have bilingual online toolkit to recognize and help with their children’s learning disabilities
LatinaLista – While all Latino parents want to see their children succeed in school, not all recognize the signs that point to learning disabilities. Even worse, they may not know where to find information that can help them and their children — especially Spanish-speaking parents. This week, the National Center for Learning Disabilities made their website’s [...]
Guest Voz — 150+ Cities Pledge to Help More Children Master Reading
LatinaLista — Mastering literacy is more than just being able to read words in a book. It also means the reader is learning to comprehend what is being read. When anyone, a child or an adult, has that skill the world is the limit. Anecdotal stories of kids who drop out of school almost always [...]
Bilingual Halloween cards remind Congress that cutting early childhood ed programs creates a scary future
LatinaLista — There’s probably no other day in the year that is so totally devoted to children or the “inner child” than Halloween. It’s the one day, that no matter the age, people dress up in costume. For adults, dressing up means letting loose and having fun. For kids, it can be something totally different. [...]
