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 Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Riley, parents and GLCAC staff, three prize-winning teachers were honored for using [...]
Latinos, immigrants, finish STEM at different rates
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 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. The study, “New Americans in Postsecondary Education,” found that immigrants’ educational [...]
One Latina’s quest to get Latinos into STEM
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, discovering that often what prevents Latinos from entering STEM are issues that have little to do [...]
41st anniversary of moon landing underscores dismal future of Latinos in STEM careers
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 not a “round number” anniversary, like 40th or 45th, or maybe it’s because morale is pretty [...]
