By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat A new study shows that as early as 18 months old, children from poor families understand words much more slowly than those from affluent families. Previous studies have had similar findings in…
By Erwin de Leon Feet in 2 Worlds On October 8, thousands rallied at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. then marched to the Capitol demanding that Congress pass comprehensive immigration reform immediately. A reported 200 people got themselves…
By Angela Maria Ortiz S. Se Fija! We talk a great deal about Latinos working in front of the camera, and not nearly enough about Latino writers, producers, and directors who are making their mark in Hollywood as well….
SaludToday Blog U.S. Hispanics are more likely to purchase grocery foods, dairy, and bread from convenience stores than non-Hispanics, according to a report by The NPD Group, a leading global information company. On average, Hispanics make almost two more…
By Laura Pereyra NerdScholar With Obamacare’s exchanges rolled out last week, healthcare is on the minds of many Americans. Given that the nation’s healthcare needs are rising at a rapid rate and we presently face a nursing shortage, jobs…
By Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins Green for All As we work to build a healthy green economy, Latinos in America have a critical role to play. It’s not just because of growing influence at the voting booth. Latinos make up a…
First Peoples Worldwide The Miskito people of Honduras have been granted land title to approximately 1.6 million acres of territory along the Honduras/Nicaragua border and the Caribbean coastline, an area known as the Cape of Gracias A Dios. The…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Education reporters often are drawn to reporting the depressing headlines about the state of Latino and black students in our nation’s public schools. These stories often focus on high school dropouts, low…
By Margaret Roach Mom’s Clean Air Force “Where are the monarch butterflies this year?” One of many recent emails on the topic asked me. Headlines about monarch decline seem to confirm gardeners’ observations: Populations of the once-familiar orange-and-black creatures…
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Maya Murillo is a blogger and musician in Arizona who has taken to social media, 6-second video social network Vine in particular, and nurtured an audience. She’s just just over 1,000 followers on…
SaludToday Latino kids consume more soft drinks, fruit-flavored drinks, and other sugary drinks on average than do their White peers. Sugary drink consumption contributes to increased rates of obesity and diabetes, studies show. Raising the price of sugary drinks…
By Cory Silverberg CBC Diversity The publisher Lee and Low recently mobilized social media (through the nifty infographic featured) to jumpstart a discussion of diversity in children’s literature. No surprise to anyone who is paying attention, while the US…
SeFija! You know them, you love them, and they’re back for another round all over the dial…along with a lovely newcomer in one of the most talked-out shows of the season. In order of appearance: Aubrey Plaza and her…
Green For All Amery Romero’s family has lived in Truchas, New Mexico for generations. Since the 1600s, they’ve farmed and raised cattle in the area. But over the past few decades, more and more of Truchas’ residents have streamed…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Until this week, Texas Christian University professor Santiago Piñón was apparently best known for his work teaching a popular course on Latinos and religion. On the web site Rate My Professors, reviewers…
By Chelle Roberts American Latino Expedition The Travelistas In Nature loved every aspect of our trip to Olympic National Park — the rain, the spiders, and all — but, there were a handful of experiences during the trip that…
By Tina Walker Language magazine President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative calls for 99% of America’s students to be connected to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years, and this fall, an increasing number of students are…
First Peoples Worldwide One of the most exciting conferences for this upcoming year is the 10th World Wilderness Congress (WWC), dubbed WILD10, to be held October 4-10 in Salamanca, Spain. Yes, sometimes conferences amount to little more than endless…
By Laura Pereyra NerdScholar Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 166, an amendment to the Education code that requires California’s board of Education to implement financial literacy education in middle and high schools. Kids in California from the 7-12th grades…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ One of the most popular entertainment mediums throughout Latin America is the telenovela. They are the penultimate of dramatic themes: power, betrayal, jealousy and lust. No me gusta pero me entretiene…
By Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force We tend to feature little kids on our Moms Clean Air Force website — but we think our older ones are just as adorable, and (mostly) just as lovable. A while back…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Higher numbers of Latinos are enrolling in college than ever before — even as overall college enrollment in the United States is falling. The findings were released by the U.S. Census Bureau…
Se Fija! Yahoo en Español is hosting what looks to be a blended Spanish/English online short film festival called “Yahoo! Cortos,” beginning Sunday, September 1 and running for the full month, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. “This film…
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Students in Latin America and Asia may not be able to afford a higher education on their own, but microloan service Vittana allows you to lend a hand to achieve their educational goals….
By Kathy Cano-Murillo American Latino Expedition Here we are on our last day of our @American_Latino Expedition! We toured Antelope Canyon and it was amazing! That’s a whole other blog post, but for now, I thought I’d share a…
