By Ernesto Nieto La Voz With all of the “hoopla” about the rapid growth of he U.S. Latino population and projections that one of every three will be Latino by 2050, we can ill-afford to overlook another growing reality. Having numbers is one thing; having the critical mass of well-educated, skilled, and prepared leaders to [...]
Report Alleges Discrimination Against ELLs in Louisiana
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The Southern Poverty Law Center broadened its federal complaint against the Jefferson Parish Public School System in Louisiana regarding the district’s treatment of Latino immigrant families this week. The SPLC alleges that the school district is inadequately serving its students who are English Language Learners. The newest charges [...]
Climate Denial Seeps Into Our Schools
By Ronnie Citron-Fink Mom’s Clean Air Force The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a targeted plan regarding what your child learns about climate change. ALEC pushes anti-science bills that mandate teaching climate denial or “skepticism” in public schools. ALEC is a “corporate bill mill” — written by, and for corporate lobbyists that work alongside [...]
Latino organization instrumental in crafting new school-police agreement to halt school-to-prison pipeline
LatinaLista — While the national debate rages about arming teachers with guns and putting more police officers on school campuses to thwart anymore mass school murders, one school district has entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with its local police department for the specific mission of putting a halt to criminalizing students. The Denver Public Schools [...]
Commentary: We all want to learn English
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano We often wonder whether it is better for our children, raised in Spanish-speaking households, to learn English and leave behind their mother tongue. This is a question that is very current, since one of the greatest school districts in the state has decided to make changes in the implementation [...]
New study on children’s e-reading habits underscore technology gap between low-income Latinos and Blacks and high-income families
LatinaLista — Whether it’s an e-reader or tablet computer, it’s difficult to find a reputable brand that is under $100. For too many Latino families whose children need to read books, the cost is enough to keep many Latino students from enjoying the tech-age of digital reading. Couple that with the fact that too many mainstream [...]
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