By Sanford Schram The Conversation The budget blueprint the House of Representatives recently unveiled isn’t a carbon copy of President Donald Trump’s proposal, dubbed “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” But they would both make what’s left of the already…
By Amy McCaig Futurity More children are living in high-poverty neighborhoods after the Great Recession of 2008, a new study suggests. Researchers also found that these children lag behind in academic performance by a full school year on average….
By Katharine Keane Saving Places When I Google “Edificio Jose Marti,” the all-knowing search engine generates few links related to the building I am researching: a building database with little more than the address listed, a 2008 “Miami New…
By Antonio Gonzalez ncluido Texas’ SB4 the “show me your papers” bill was signed into law on May 7 by Republican Gov. Abbott. On Sept 1, 2017 SB4 will take effect outlawing local “Sanctuary Cities” policies embraced by places…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Starting July 15, high school seniors who are Hispanic, from low-income backgrounds and believe they have strong leadership credentials can apply for a private scholarship to cover virtually all college expenses. Launched this…
By Gigi Pedraza LatinaLista The first years of Raquel Lavender spent in Georgia, were marked by limitations and sacrifices. Raquel was not able to afford her daughter, now a college student, enrichment programs even though she had a deep…
By Paige Wolf Moms Clean Air Force Our train into DC from Philadelphia was 90 minutes late for the annual Play-In for Climate Action. As we waited for the light to change at a crosswalk we noticed two men in suits…
By Rachel E. Bowen The Conversation Some Americans and members of Congress have called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. What happens after a president is impeached? The vice president would take his place, but other parts of the…
By Laura Bailey Futurity Low-income moms report good experiences in managing their child’s media use—challenging negative assumptions about low-income mothers and screen time management. The moms in the study also viewed TV as a positive parenting tool when watching…
By Betsy López-Wagner ncluido Earlier this month, more than 60 groups joined forces to launch “I Am Still In,” reminding the world that President Donald Trump does not represent the American people on climate. The League of Conservation…
By Eric Moreno SaludToday The classic bully takes a kid’s lunch money. But a new type of bully—”school lunch shaming,” when a student has no money for lunch to begin with—is on the upswing in schools across the country, CNN reports….
By Theodoros Karasavvas Ancient Origins Archaeologists have discovered a sacrificial wolf carefully adorned with some of the best quality Aztec gold ever found. It is believed that the wolf was buried more than five centuries ago in the heart…
By Antonio Gonzalez ncluido I was just reading an article by some knucklehead lamenting the lack of Latino leaders fighting Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. Then I read an article questioning if electing more Latinos in Arizona makes a difference for the community. I’m…
By Christopher Tienken The Conversation Every year, policymakers across the U.S. make life-changing decisions based on the results of standardized tests. These high-stakes decisions include, but are not limited to, student promotion to the next grade level, student eligibility…
By Adrianna Quintero ncluido The Clean Water Act turns 45 years old in October. It is a landmark law that has saved lakes and rivers and has been used to hold polluters accountable for decades. It contains a bold…
By Jim Ericsson Futurity A new board game helps teach small-scale Mexican coffee farmers about the complex interactions between the insects and fungi that live on their plants. The game also teaches farmers about how some insects help to control other…
By Gabriela Vega ncluido While Bill Cosby works to restore his legacy by apparently refusing to go away after escaping numerous sexual assault charges by virtue of a hung jury, we need to establish new and better practices for victims….
By Aaron Khpchik Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange A growing body of research, including work published here, documents harms of what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Evidence shows that compared to 20 or more years ago, contemporary…
By Neal H. Hutchens The Conversation Around the country, state lawmakers have been talking about – and legislating – ways intended to protect free speech on college campuses. The Wisconsin State Assembly, for example, recently passed a campus speech…
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Young Latino men born in the U.S. reported experiencing high levels of discrimination, according to a new study. Penn State researchers examined reported discrimination among 1,275 Latinos and 500 whites in Los Angeles County. They…
By Milenko Martinovich Futurity Housing, employment, and health are three domains with “profound racial and ethnic inequalities” in the United States, report researchers. The continuing disparities in home ownership in the US may best illustrate some of the inequities…
By Juana Bordas ncluido I grew up in the early 1950s when Latinos were in a cultural no man’s land. Those were the days when the signs No Mexicans – No Dogs hung in the windows of Texas restaurants…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Educators in Puerto Rico are getting support from the American Federation of Teachers in their efforts to thwart a plan to close schools as a way of helping the island deal with its…
By Veronica Parkes Ancient Origins The Maya were a powerful pre-Columbian civilization who thrived between AD 600 – AD 800. They were literate, had a complex language including pictograms, glyphs, and phonetic representations. They even produced books called…
By Parvati Nair The Conversation A dozen years before the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe’s shores would force policymakers to take heed, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 docudrama In this World brought the inside story of international migration to…
