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Delaware school district on path to creating inclusive schools while excluding some services for English-learners

Jan 29, 2014, 10:12 AM 0

By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano The Red Clay School District, in Wilmington, Delaware wants to create more inclusive schools. However, the Board of Education meeting that took place on Wednesday January 15th saw opinion clashes, making it evident…

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Video: Education expert credits ‘racist logic’ in public schools acting as pipelines to prison for some students

Dec 9, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — Education expert Henry Giroux was named by the Toronto Star in 2012 as one of the top intellectuals changing the way the world thinks. The founder of Truthout’s Public Intellectual Project, Giroux has written over 50 books…

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Facebook Gives Every 8th Grader at San Francisco’s Everett Middle School a Laptop

Nov 27, 2013, 11:09 AM 0

By Andra Cernavskis MissionLocal Principal Lena Van Haren called 8th graders at Everett Middle School to the auditorium to hear about high school applications. They filed in, sat, and waited. Then, District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, who could easily…

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American Education Week celebrates with a call for national public school advocacy

Nov 18, 2013, 2:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — The nation’s public school system, and its teachers, have long been under assault – some of it deserved and most not. What is clear is that enrollment, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, is only…

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Video: New documentary highlighting good in public schools screens during American Education Week

Nov 18, 2013, 2:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — Public schools and public school educators have been under attack a lot in the last few years. Politicians, “education reformists” and even some parents and media have indulged in playing the blame game — blaming public schools…

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University of Texas System wants colonia residents to help shape new Rio Grande Valley university

Nov 14, 2013, 2:37 PM 0

By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian WESLACO, TX — Should the new university being created by UT in South Texas build and staff community centers in the region’s most populous colonias? What about the new university providing high-speed Internet…

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The current state of Latinas point to a mixed future

Nov 14, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

By Mareshah Jackson Center for American Progress Latinas are a growing and influential constituency in the United States. The Latina share of the female population in the United States will increase from 16.4 percent today to 25.7 percent in…

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Commentary / Comentario: Making the case for ethnic studies

Nov 13, 2013, 11:06 AM 0

By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ As he surveyed the room, Sean Arce hit the play button and the video kicked in on the screen. Students, high school students, could be seen on the video rushing to sit and chain…

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Guest Voz: Becoming a Multilingual Nation: The Challenge and the Promise

Nov 12, 2013, 12:16 PM 0

By Yvette Donado LatinaLista English is the dominant language of the United States. Yet, because we are a ‘nation of immigrants,’ the U.S. Census reports that over 60 million people, ages 5 and older, speak another language than English…

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Video: Faced with high odds against academic success, six Latino teens seize control of their lives — and do it!

Nov 11, 2013, 3:01 PM 0

LatinaLista — For a lot of Latino teens, going to school can be just as much of a challenge as succeeding. For those who are low-income, first or second-generation, undocumented, live in neighborhoods where gang violence and recruitment are…

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Former gas station clerk becomes well regarded Latino photographer of aspiring models in Houston

Oct 28, 2013, 9:11 AM 0

By Dennise Barajas The Venture Even though his family and friends told him to pursue a computer career which is traditionally more steady and has a high earning potential, Armando Gonzales decided to follow his dream of becoming a…

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Education Stronger Among Second-, Third-Generation Latinos

Oct 9, 2013, 11:37 AM 0

By Brian Woodman Jr. CTLatinoNews.com Ronald Flores, an associate sociology professor at Connecticut College, has encouraging observations about education among second- and third-generation Latinos. “Overall, the second generation is doing fairly well or better than expected, despite factors that…

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New, Old Grievances Rile Border Residents

Sep 30, 2013, 9:25 AM 0

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur On Sundays, the Benito Juarez Monument in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez is a popular community gathering spot of goods, services, culture and ideas. Strolling couples, fun-seeking families, brawny bikers, long-haired rockers,…

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Viernes Video: Spanish Harlem setting for film short exploring challenges of young visually impaired aspiring photographer

Sep 27, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — For Sonia Malfa, a self-taught filmmaker in New York City, inspiration for her latest film project, Close Your Eyes, opened her own eyes to a world she willingly admits ignorance of — the visually impaired. The short,…

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Future of Peru’s indigenous rests with receiving an education in two tongues

Sep 18, 2013, 12:55 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s not only nations of immigrants, like the United States, where language is an issue, but it’s also an issue in those countries with strong indigenous communities whose native tongue may not be the official language of…

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Leveling the Playing Field — Closing the digital divide key to overcoming achievement gap

Sep 16, 2013, 11:03 AM 0

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…

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Video: Innovators share ideas on transforming the future of learning — so everyone learns

Sep 10, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — What will the future of learning look like? Will it be done in schools? Will it be done virtually? Will there be teachers or holographic images? Will there be textbooks? The questions, along with, the possibilities, are…

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Guest Voz: Texas — prime example of a state government failing its people and derailing its future, thanks to one man

Sep 5, 2013, 11:21 AM 0

By Eliot Shapleigh Rio Grande Guardian EL PASO, TEXAS – In 2000, when George Bush left Austin to run for President, Rick Perry was quietly sworn in to become Texas’ 45th Governor. Rick Perry has now been in office…

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Greenwich Among Towns With A School Where More Than 50% Are Latino

Sep 3, 2013, 10:21 AM 0

By Linda Tishler Levinson CTLatinoNews.com The Latino student population in the state has grown and continues to do so – in some surprising suburban towns, as well as in the expected city school districts, according to statistics provided to…

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Microloan service Vittana helps impoverished students in South America and Asia pay for school

Aug 30, 2013, 11:26 AM 0

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….

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Video: The connection between language and wealth

Aug 13, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — South African entrepreneur Phiwayinkosi Mbuyazi made a simple but profound discovery about how to bridge the wealth gap. According to Mbuyazi, all it takes is language. Mbuyazi spoke at TEDxSoweto 2012 explaining that it’s the indigenous languages…

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