The ranks of the unemployed are rising. While 40% of low-income households have lost a job and a new poll shows increase worries about having enough to eat as grocery prices rise, the Trump administration is actively trying to…
Another week of living with the coronavirus reality means a new reality for more people everywhere: sheltering in place, working from home, more home-cooked meals, online education, etc. Under any other circumstances, it would seem like the ultimate stay-cation…
A popular anecdotal theory as to why Trump’s core base of supporters stick with him, though they see he’s corrupt, a pathological liar, a divider and a narcissist, is because they think he will ‘preserve’ the white majority in…
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Latinx workers may have a great work ethic but it doesn’t always translate into comfortable living
Dec 5, 2018, 3:50 PM 0
By Danyelle Solomon and Christian E. Weller LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is the summary for an in-depth report by the Center for American Progress on the wealth disparity between whites and Latinx families. Read the full report here.)…
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Guest Voz: South Texas divide spurs launch of new political grassroots campaign
Jan 3, 2018, 12:12 PM 0
By Arturo Alonzo ncluido After an exodus of ten years from my hometown of Brownsville, Texas and having the opportunity to serve our country, graduate college, become a Deputy Sheriff and law enforcement officer, and directing some of our…
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3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net
Dec 15, 2017, 11:50 AM 0
By Michele Gilman The Conversation Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety netto pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially…
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What Everyone Should Know About America’s Diverse Working Class
Dec 12, 2017, 8:48 AM 0
By Alex Rowell LatinaLista In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many have attributed President Donald Trump’s electoral victory to the anger of the working class, calling for progressives to dedicate themselves to winning back these voters.1 Often, whether…
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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 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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Harvey flushes out the inequities of a society stacked against the most vulnerable
Sep 1, 2017, 8:48 AM 0
By Adrianna Quintero ncluido Without a doubt, Hurricane Harvey is a historic catastrophe. After making landfall Friday and becoming a tropical storm, it has continued to wreak havoc: death, loss, missing persons, and an immediate and lingering fear among…
By Sanford Schram The Conversation The budget blueprint the House of Representatives recently unveiled isn’t a carbon copy of President Donald Trump’s proposal, dubbed “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” But they would both make what’s left of the already…
By Laura Bailey Futurity Low-income moms report good experiences in managing their child’s media use—challenging negative assumptions about low-income mothers and screen time management. The moms in the study also viewed TV as a positive parenting tool when watching…
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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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Study: Low-income kindergartners close the ‘readiness gap’
Aug 30, 2016, 1:07 PM 0
By Clifton B. Parker Futurity On the first day of kindergarten, many low-income children are already playing catch-up. Yet, despite widening economic inequality in the US, many of those kids are not as far behind as low-income kids once were, a new study finds….
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Guest Voz: When one Texas law school dares to innovate, the ABA threatens accreditation
Aug 29, 2016, 10:09 AM 0
By Dr. Edward Rincón LatinaLista Editor’s Note: In 2014, the University of North Texas established the UNT Dallas College of Law. Unlike the majority of the nation’s law schools, the UNT Dallas College of Law has made it its…
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Guest Voz: “Is our public education destined to become Alternative Ed programs and nothing more?”
Aug 17, 2016, 10:34 AM 0
By Leslie Puente-Ervin LatinaLista If you want to send your child to a private school, that’s your prerogative. You pay for that right. Charter schools? They may appear private, but they’re really public. While many receive private funding, the…
By Rachel Harrison Futurity A new study finds a startling scarcity of children’s books for sale in low-income neighborhoods in Detroit, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. The lack of children’s books was even more pronounced in areas with…
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Reading Difficulty in Young Children Linked to Later Trouble With the Law
Jul 18, 2016, 10:15 AM 0
By Stell Simonton Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Every young life starts out with promise, and the adults who love a child yearn for that child to have a bright future. But what if a simple barrier at an…
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University of Texas at El Paso’s Food Pantry opens to students in need on campus
Oct 20, 2015, 10:11 AM 0
By Jason Martinez Borderzine EL PASO — Ester Zapata, homeless and hungry after she started college at the University of Texas in El Paso, never forgot the pain, loneliness and suffering of not being able to find relief….
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In too many ways, America’s poorest communities are just like prison
Sep 28, 2015, 9:55 AM 0
By Kevin A. Wright The Conversation Pope Francis is going to prison. After visiting with incarcerated individuals in a correctional facility in Philadelphia, he might offer us a simple suggestion: treat prisoners better. But this advice hides an inconvenient…
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Even with college acceptance in hand, too many low-income Latinos never make it to campus
Aug 17, 2015, 3:51 PM 0
LatinaLista — Summer break has long been known by educators and parents as a time when students lose some of what they learned during the school year. But who would have blamed summertime on losing the chance to go…
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California Takes on Harsh Discipline and Academic Inequities for Black, Latino Students
Nov 7, 2014, 11:44 AM 0
By Susan Ferriss Juvenile Justice Information Exchange As the national debate over childhood inequities sharpens, recent developments in California highlight struggles over practices critics say deprive some kids of quality class time and fuel a “school-to-prison pipeline.” New state…
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Guest Voz: Race and Beyond: Why Young, Minority, and Low-Income Citizens Don’t Vote
Nov 6, 2014, 3:19 PM 0
By Sam Fulwood III LatinaLista On Tuesday, voters across the United States cast their ballots in the 2014 midterm elections. As with any election, there are winners and losers. But, dear reader, this column offers neither post-election analysis nor…
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Some Arizona schools take a pass on program to give free meals to students
Sep 2, 2014, 9:19 AM 0
By Miranda Rivers Cronkite News WASHINGTON – With a deadline looming for a federal program to give free meals to all students in certain low-income schools, some Arizona districts are finding there really is no such thing as a…
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San Antonio’s farmer’s market offers more low-income access
Jul 21, 2014, 9:37 AM 0
By Lea Thompson La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Despite the rising temperatures, this summer is the perfect time to explore the growing Farmer’s Market landscape in San Antonio. Every Tuesday, the San Antonio Food Bank brings…
