By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force What your child learns about climate change at school depends on where you live. PreK-12 science standards are, in large measure, decided at the state level. That means what your child learns…
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The rate of teacher diversity is getting worse, says study
Sep 28, 2017, 2:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — By all benchmarks, public school attendance is at an all-time high and forecast to increase. In most major cities across the country, public school classrooms are filled with more students of color than white students. The diversity…
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Teachers report weaker bonds with students of color
Sep 28, 2017, 12:29 PM 0
By Rachel Harrison Futurity Teachers say that they have weaker relationships with children of immigrants and teens of color, a new study has found. “Teachers’ relationships are hugely important for all students, but particularly so for groups that are…
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Slight Gains for Hispanics on ACT, but Achievement Gap Persists
Sep 20, 2017, 12:08 PM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat More Hispanic students are taking the ACT college-entrance exam, and in some states their scores inched up, new data show. But the achievement gap persists for the class of 2017, with many…
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New study highlighting today’s Latinas reveals a new stereotype to be proud of
Sep 12, 2017, 1:08 PM 0
LatinaLista — A strength of being Latina is the skillset unconsciously learned from infancy in assimilating two distinct cultures into everyday life. Living in two cultures simultaneously impacts our attitudes, aspirations and abilities that, in turn, produces unique traits…
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Hispanics Now Nearly One-Quarter of U.S. Students, Data Reveal
Aug 30, 2017, 8:33 AM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat New U.S. Census data show a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanics attending school, reaching nearly 18 million in 2016. The figure — which covers education at all levels — is double the…
By Catherine Snow The Conversation A recent report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences calls for more attention to language teaching in the U.S. The report notes that U.S. students have much less access to foreign language…
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Report: Heavily Latino Cities Named Least Educated in U.S.
Aug 8, 2017, 11:57 AM 0
By Eric Moreno SaludToday Latinos have historically lagged behind whites in education. They have made strides, like a declining dropout rate and increased college enrollment, but are still more disconnected (not in school, not working) and lag in college…
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More kids live in very poor areas after Great Recession
Jul 25, 2017, 9:00 AM 0
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….
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New ‘Gates Scholarship’ to Offer Full Ride to 300 Students of Color
Jul 19, 2017, 9:42 AM 0
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…
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School Lunch Shaming: A ‘Hidden’ Type of Bullying for Latino Kids
Jul 11, 2017, 9:10 AM 0
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….
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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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School Suspensions Hurt Whole Community, Not Just the Student, Research Shows
Jun 29, 2017, 9:30 AM 0
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…
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5 tips for supporting immigrant and refugee students
Jun 29, 2017, 9:00 AM 0
By Katrina Landa, Ed.D. LatinaLista In 2016, the United States welcomed 96,874 refugees, including 15,479 from Syria alone, according to the US Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center. Nearly 60 percent of those refugees were children. As these…
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New legislation may make free speech on campus less free
Jun 28, 2017, 1:33 PM 0
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 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…
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Teachers Union Offers Support to Educators in Puerto Rico
Jun 23, 2017, 8:43 AM 0
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…
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5 Essential Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before You Pick a Career
Jun 14, 2017, 11:21 AM 0
By James Daniels LatinaLista What is the best career for me? This is a question you must answer at some point in your life. You could be straight out of college and looking for a job. Or, you may…
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New Statistics for Hispanic Students Show Reasons for Both Celebration and Concern
Jun 14, 2017, 9:40 AM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat The National Center for Education Statistics this month released a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing development and trends in education. The 2017 Condition of Education reports some of the latest data by race…
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Clues on Reddit link college tuition and student well-being
Jun 6, 2017, 9:04 AM 0
By Jason Madera Futurity Students who attend highly ranked colleges or universities exhibit better mental health than their peers at lower-ranked, less expensive schools do, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at five years of data on Reddit, scanning it for…
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat So how do Latino parents judge the quality of their child’s school? The good old-fashioned way: by reviewing their child’s report card. A recent poll conducted by the Leadership Conference Fund, a nonprofit…
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LA County Puts Thousands of Kids on ‘Voluntary’ Probation for Merely Struggling With School
Jun 1, 2017, 10:01 AM 0
By Sara Krevoy Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange The pool of Los Angeles County youngsters who wind up in voluntary probation are called “236 youth.” LOS ANGELES — Marbella Munoz was a foster child for most of her…
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Does Going to a Hispanic-Serving Institution Affect How Much Graduates Earn?
May 23, 2017, 12:31 PM 0
By Marilyn Garateix Latino Ed Beat As the number of Hispanic students enrolled in college has increased so has the discussion of the roles of the institutions that are educating them. A large portion of Hispanic students are concentrated in a…
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LA’s Youth Probation Camps Have a Problem With Graduating Kids (But It’s Not What you Think)
May 8, 2017, 8:49 AM 0
By Madeline Ottilie Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange The Los Angeles County Office of Education boasts that scores of young people who were at risk of dropping out of high school get their high school diplomas or their GED…
By Christine Mallinson & Anne Charity Hudley The Conversation There isn’t just one way to sound like a scientist, or to sound like a scholar. Scientists and scholars come from a wide variety of backgrounds and speak in different…
