That in this democracy, anyone would be against facilitating every citizen’s civic duty of voting is a red flag that their intentions are sinister. No wonder Joe Biden’s campaign just created a new position on his campaign staff; Trump…
If there is a person that personifies the rise of Latino discrimination in the country it’s former Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a.k.a. Trump supporter and buddy. Yet, a court just delivered a blow to Arpaio that even Trump can’t…
As the Trump impeachment trial gets underway, we are reminded that we are in an election season. For most Latino voters, the 2020 election holds a certain level of importance; Is Facebook aiding in political surveillance of Puerto Rican…
Though Halloween isn’t until tomorrow, here’s an early treat: Taco Bell is giving away a free DORITOS® LOCOS tacos all day today online or via their app. In other news, as Trump shamefully attacks the latest patriot witness calling…
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New study finds immigrant students lead the way in pursuit of U.S. STEM careers
Jan 9, 2019, 5:44 PM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista Mathematics is called the universal language. According to the website, Omniglot: There is no universal language we can talk with one another for everyone to understand, however, there is a universal language we can all quantify…
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Vending machines boost kids’ reading in ‘book deserts’
May 3, 2018, 10:19 AM 0
By Jordan Bennett Futurity An innovative book distribution program that provides free children’s books in low-income neighborhoods, combined with supportive adults who encourage reading, can boost children’s literacy and learning opportunities, a new study shows. “Both physical and psychological…
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Study reveals new national pastime — activism!
Apr 26, 2018, 4:42 PM 0
LatinaLista — Activism used to be a lonely club. Not to mention, a dirty word. Though among conservative circles, it’s still as distasteful a word as “liberal.” But unless you were a hardcore activist who regularly took to the…
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Guest Voz: The illusion of inclusion by Texas State Board of Education Republicans
Apr 16, 2018, 2:42 PM 0
By Marisa B. Perez-Diaz LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a statement released by Texas State Board Education member Marisa B. Perez-Diaz after the Texas State Board of Education voted to approve ethnic studies course for Mexican Americans) Friday,…
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New study reveals female & minority college students have to fight for online instructors’ attention
Mar 13, 2018, 2:49 PM 0
LatinaLista — Biasness is so systemic within our society that it not only rears its ugly head in face-to-face interactions but online between bots and people — and it seems between educators and their students in online classrooms too….
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Guest Voz: How To Fix the Large and Growing Latinx Teacher-Student Gap
Feb 21, 2018, 11:27 AM 0
By Sarah Shapiro and Lisette Partelow ncluido In September 2017, President Donald Trump put 20,000 teachers at risk of deportation when he terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—the Obama-era initiative that grants temporary protection to unauthorized immigrants who were brought into…
By Chuck Collins Inequality.org Estuardo Mazariegos understands the burden of paying for his education. He started college in 2006 and has attended on and off for financial reasons. Now in his last semester, he claims his annual tuition and fees…
By Subramanian Shankar The Conversation In the United States, inequality tends to be framed as an issue of either class, race or both. Consider, for example, criticism that Republicans’ new tax plan is a weapon of “class warfare,” or…
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Shocking Reasons Why 100,000 San Antonio Adults Haven’t Passed 9th Grade
Jan 4, 2018, 1:33 PM 0
By Eric Moreno Salud Today San Antonio is the nation’s seventh-largest city, a dynamic modern powerhouse steeped in Latino culture and history. Yet more than 100,000 adults here haven’t passed ninth grade. An in-depth article by Lily Casura of…
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Report: Latino Kids Have Bigger Obstacles to Success than Peers
Dec 6, 2017, 9:55 AM 0
By Derek Ngwu Salud Today U.S. Latino, black, and American Indian children have bigger obstacles to success than white and Asian children, according to a new report. The report, the Race for Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation,…
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Millions of Youth Are Homeless for More Than Month At a Time, New Study Finds
Nov 21, 2017, 10:01 AM 0
By Bill Myers Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange Nearly one in 30 teens and one in 10 young adults experienced homelessness in the past year, a groundbreaking new study has found. Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall…
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A Cultural Way to Get Latino Kids Interested in Health Careers
Nov 17, 2017, 9:07 AM 0
By Cliff Despres Salud Today he U.S. Latino population has grown 243% since 1980. But the number of Latino doctors dropped 22%, a study found. That’s why we need programs like Roots to Wings. The innovative Roots to Wings…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat Michele Siqueiros recalled the day she arrived on a college campus. “I thought I had arrived on another planet,” she told a recent gathering of journalists who attended the Education Writers Association’s fourth…
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Higher unemployment risk after growing up in tough area
Nov 9, 2017, 11:45 AM 0
By Rebecca Valli Futurity The neighborhood in which children grow up can have an impact on their economic well-being into adulthood, a new study indicates. The research suggests that children who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods at any point up…
By Nick Roll Inside Higher Ed Princeton University and Microsoft have joined together to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. A DACA-protected student at Princeton, Maria De La Cruz Perales…
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Study finds more Latino students attending “apartheid schools”
Oct 30, 2017, 2:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — About 1 in 3 black and Hispanic students in the state now attend a school where more than 90 percent of the students are not white, and on average, they attend schools with one and a half…
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Data shows just how much the odds are stacked against Latino youth
Oct 25, 2017, 11:50 AM 0
LatinaLista — It used to be that the term “future” encapsulated not hopes and wishes but expectations that life would be better for ourselves, our nation, but most of all, for the children — all children. Yet, a new…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos both say they want to expand school choice, including with public funding for private schools. Recently, two parent activists on the front lines…
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For marginalized teens, activism may lead to better jobs
Oct 10, 2017, 9:59 AM 0
By Laurel Thomas Gnagey Futurity Social action and engagement may help marginalized teens in their careers later in life, particularly if teachers help them discuss and engage with social issues, new research suggests. At a time when race and…
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New Science Standards Aim to Boost Latinos’ Interest, Test Scores
Oct 5, 2017, 8:34 AM 0
By Eric Moreno SaludToday California is implementing new standards for teaching science to spark Latinos and African American grade-school students’ interest and boost test scores, EdSourcereports. The new standards have more hands-on science projects, updated scientific and technological research,…
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Trump Urged to Renew Advisory Panel on Improving Education for Hispanics
Oct 4, 2017, 9:32 AM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat For nearly three decades, a White House commission created to help boost Hispanic student achievement, has advised four presidents and their secretaries of education. The advisory panel, however, is set to expire on…
