Amigos805.com CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CI) student Jeannette Herrera used her smartphone, artistic skills and a persuasive personal plea to win a national scholarship contest from online textbook-seller TextbookX.com. The 17-year-old psychology major from Santa Clarita Valley is…
LatinaLista — The findings from the latest GALLUP poll reveals that most employed Americans (57%) say the work they do doesn’t require a college degree. It’s a question that haunts many college students sinking deeper into student debt these…
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…
LatinaLista — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a set of findings today that finally have longtime teen pregnancy prevention advocates optimistic. The study, Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race & Hispanic Origin, found…
By Divya Raghavan NerdScholar As the last FAFSA deadlines approach, students with unusual family circumstances struggle to complete their applications to help fund their college degree. Some may have lived outside their home on their own, some may have…
LatinaLista — As the national economy begins to transform itself to better handle its future role in a global economy, more emphasis and attention are being directed at encouraging students to major in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM)…
By Veronikha Salazar La Voz Latina I know they (campus visits) are very important; especially if you are first generation student. So, based on my 12 years of experience of working with college students, I would like you to…
LatinaLista — It’s the time of year for high school seniors to kick their college search into high gear. With college application deadlines only a couple of months, and in some cases, weeks away, students and their families have…
College@Home “Give it the ol’ college try.” We’ve all heard it. Whether from a coach, a parent or other authority figure, the phrase is often used as encouragement when one is faced with a seemingly insurmountable task. It instructs…
By Laura Pereyra NerdScholar Initiatives like the Intellectual Entrepreneurship experience at UT Austin help students capitalize on their passions via self-exploration, exposure to diverse disciplines, and graduate work The public dialogue surrounding whether a college education is worth the…
La Voz de Austin The Texas State University System is the state’s third major university system to announce the development of a bachelor’s degree that only costs $10,000 — a response to Gov. Rick Perry’s 2011 call for more…
LatinaLista — Most educators, parents and community leaders feel their job is done when preaching to teen girls the perils of getting pregnant while still in middle and high school. Yet, little thought is given to talking to young…
LatinaLista — The challenges facing Latino students who want a 4-year degree are more than just being able to afford college tuition and books. There are a host of obstacles that can range from not receiving the proper instruction…
LatinaLista — If it’s fall, it must be college fair time! The time when students and their parents are thinking about what mijo or mija is going to do after high school. The questions: Community college or 4-year university?…
By Angela Millan Epstein CTLatinoNews.com Rafael Reif speaks slowly with the clarity of an engineer’s mind and the matter of fact attitude of a person whose life and experiences have led him to hold one of the most important…
LatinaLista — Even with the new economic reality that college costs are outpacing affordability for many Latino families, the dream of a college degree is still high on the priority list of many high school students. That’s according to…
LatinaLista — A new study by the youth research organization, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), finds that college not only makes a big difference in finding jobs with good salaries for young…
LatinaLista — “Stay in school” has been a directive drilled into the minds of Latino youth from the time it was discovered that the true path to achieving the proverbial American Dream lay inside the doors of the neighborhood…
By Christina Elizabeth Rodriguez Extra News CHICAGO — In the 1970s, the University of Illinois at Chicago was a site for change for the Latino community, on and off campus. Latino students and faculty demanded a need for educational…
By Maria de Lourdes Perez Ramírez LatinaLista María and Luis Durán do not speak a word in English nor have a formal education. Yet, the couple who came to the US from El Salvador in 1989 was the critical…
LatinaLista — You know student debt must be a big problem when it becomes a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. As of the end of March, total student loan debt among borrowers under 30 has reached $292…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District Superintendent Daniel King makes an unusual pitch to high school dropouts to get them to re-enroll in the district: He offers them the option to start college while…
LatinaLista — Students and parents can never receive enough information about college. In this economy, where time and time again, it’s apparent that only those with college degrees or certifications can make it in this changing job market, the…
LatinaLista — By her own admission, 18-year-old Audrey Vivar has always been a “little ambitious and nerdy.” Two qualities that helped this recent high school graduate of New Tech Manor High School outside Austin, Texas finish her senior year…
LatinaLista — In one of the strongest signals that the education community supports the DREAM Act — allowing undocumented students, who were brought to the US as children, attend college or enlist in the military and be put on…
