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Rodolfo F. Acuña: The purpose of Chicano Studies was “to liberate students through literacy”

Jun 13, 2012, 1:47 PM 0

By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom,…

Books, Children, Education, Youth

Dia de los Niños celebrates the love of reading among Latino children

Apr 29, 2010, 9:23 AM 0

LatinaLista– According to the Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, Latino children in both 4th and 8th grades showed improvement in their reading skills. Yet, there still exists a reading score gap between White and Latino children — 230 vs….

Books, Causes, Culture, Economy, Education, General, Youth

Laredo, Texas spearheads city-wide book initiative to combat hunger and literacy

Jul 30, 2009, 11:04 AM 0

LatinaLista — The saying “food for thought” has two literal meanings in Laredo, Texas thanks to the efforts of three dynamic women educators. These three women, Beverly Herrera, Carmen Escamilla and Annie TreviÃ±o (no relation that I know of…

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