With news headlines preoccupied with the coronavirus, Super Tuesday elections and the cratering of the stock market, it’s easy to miss news of Trump White House’s latest immigration move: sending more than 100 troops to 2 particular points along…
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New study finds immigrant students lead the way in pursuit of U.S. STEM careers
Jan 9, 2019, 5:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Mathematics is called the universal language. According to the website, Omniglot: There is no universal language we can talk with one another for everyone to understand, however, there is a universal language we can all quantify…
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A Cultural Way to Get Latino Kids Interested in Health Careers
Nov 17, 2017, 9:07 AM 0
By Cliff Despres Salud Today he U.S. Latino population has grown 243% since 1980. But the number of Latino doctors dropped 22%, a study found. That’s why we need programs like Roots to Wings. The innovative Roots to Wings…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Girls Engineering Change The idea is simple: teach young girls how to impact the world through STEM fields by actually letting them do it. Girls Engineering Change (GEC) seeks to close the gender gap in science,…
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat More Latinos are earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields; yet more are needed, a new report by Excelencia in Education claims. According to the study, “Finding Your Workforce: Latinos in…
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Two young Latinas learn how to build a race car from a refrigerator
Aug 13, 2014, 2:32 PM 0
By Nikoleta Morales Extra News If you don’t believe you can turn a refrigerator into a race car, think again. The young girls participating in ComEd’s Icebox Derby program prove that not only you can build a race car…
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SwivetZone YouTube series promotes STEM for minorities, women
Aug 5, 2013, 4:23 PM 0
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Pink Castle Pictures and the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) have come together to produce a new web series aimed at getting teenagers interested in and engaged in the STEM fields. “SwivetZone”…
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5 Tips from Professors: Advice to Increase Diversity in STEM fields
Jun 21, 2013, 1:22 PM 0
By Laura Pereyra NerdScholar Background: Where STEM diversity is now Today only 18.3% and 12.1% of STEM students who get computer science and engineering degrees are from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, respectively. Given that our country’s demographics are rapidly…
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Paraguay tackles math illiteracy among students starting with pre-schoolers
May 22, 2013, 3:44 PM 0
LatinaLista — The United States isn’t the only country making a big push to interest students in science and math courses. One South American country is making an extra effort to not only encourage their students to like math,…
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Head Start Wins Award for STEM Curriculum
May 8, 2013, 1:34 PM 0
By Alberto Suris Rumbo News LAWRENCE, MA — The GLCAC’s Head Start program recently won recognition for its innovation and leadership in teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics to preschoolers. In a ceremony attended by Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua, Lawrence…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired A study from the National Center for Educational Statistics recently looked at the educational attainment of Latino and Asian immigrants, and undergraduates who had immigrant parents. The study compiled data from the 2007-2008…
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez is a doctoral student studying equity in science education and a former science teacher. She’s been doing research at a high school in North Carolina with a 15% Latino population,…
Education, Technology, Youth
41st anniversary of moon landing underscores dismal future of Latinos in STEM careers
Jul 20, 2010, 9:48 AM 0
LatinaLista — Today is the 41st anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 moon landing, which took place July 20, 1969. Surprisingly, there’s barely been a mention of this historic anniversary in the media or the blogosphere. Maybe it’s because it’s…
