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Students’ test scores tell us more about the community they live in than what they know

Jul 6, 2017, 2:49 PM 0

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…

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Report: Communities Must Switch to Local Care, Not Prisons, for Young Offenders

Dec 15, 2016, 11:56 AM 0

By Sarah Barr Juvenile Justice Information Exchange WASHINGTON — Many policymakers and advocates know they want to close youth prisons, where they say young offenders are often isolated, unsafe and go without the services they need to thrive when they return…

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Crowdfunder: Turning the superhero dreams of youth into colorful murals

Sep 17, 2015, 1:43 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Oakland Superheroes Mural Project Public art has the ability to create community change and enliven and inspire neighborhoods. Visible to the entire community, the mural in heavily trafficked areas can send the message that youth and…

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Getting to know — and celebrating — today’s Indigenous Leaders

Oct 17, 2014, 11:58 AM 0

First Peoples Worldwide October 13 was Indigenous Leaders Day! The Leaders who are highlighted below were nominated for their Indigenous leadership – whether through honoring their culture, defending native food sovereignty, providing healthcare, or simply serving their communities. Clayton…

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Sobremesa Supper Club: fine art food community

Sep 29, 2014, 8:36 AM 0

By Sandra Treviño Extra! t was once written that food had replaced art as high culture. Chef Gabriel Moya, along with childhood friends Efren Candelaria, Felipe Cabrera and Mayra Estrella, believe differently. The urban culinary rebels have created their…

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HIPGive Crowdfunding Campaign: Honoring Our Past, Envisioning Our Future

Jun 9, 2014, 2:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — HIPGive Crowdfunding Campaign: Honoring Our Past, Envisioning Our Future A community mural in a neighborhood in Philadelphia created with renowned artist Cesar Viveros in collaboration with Mural Arts Program. The mural will approach topics such as immigration,…

Local News, Washington DC

Making Delaware history: Victor Ayala, first Hispanic promoted to police inspector in Wilmington

Apr 8, 2013, 10:54 AM 0

By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano WILMINGTON, DELAWARE — Ayala is a simple man who without his uniform might go unnoticed, but the reality is that his work as a police officer has led him to take the second…

Local News, West

Four San Diego Trailblazers To Be Honored At Annual Cesar Chavez Birthday Celebration

Mar 14, 2013, 11:21 AM 0

La Prensa San Diego The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez will be celebrated on Thursday, March 28 at 7 a.m. at the Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego. In addition, the 4th Annual Las Mañanitas Breakfast will…

Local News, South

Georgia migrant worker gives back to community after receiving the gift of life

Oct 12, 2012, 8:54 AM 1

By John Newton La Voz Latina TOOMBS COUNTY, GEORGIA — Antonio Diego doesn’t act like a man who was facing a death sentence just four years ago. Today, the deep lines in the wiry Guatemalan’s face break into a…

General, Local News, Midwest

Chicago’s Pilsen: An environmentally conscious community

Jun 26, 2012, 10:40 AM 0

By Christina E. Rodriguez Extra News CHICAGO — Two years ago, the City of Chicago Department of Environment commissioned its fourth community study in the Pilsen neighborhood. Lead by a team which included anthropologists from The Field Museum’s division of…