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…
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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New school segregation study finds troubling trends exist for Latino student success
May 17, 2016, 5:32 PM 0
LatinaLista — While the country, as a whole, likes to believe that we’ve achieved the utopian vision of equality, the sad truth is that inequality persists in all sectors of society. The extent of that inequality is more than…
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Recent Stories Highlight Latino Student Segregation Problem
Nov 16, 2015, 1:08 PM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Mexican American children used to be separated from white students in schools because of their Hispanic surnames and the assumption that their English-language skills weren’t good. That practice is not legal anymore, but Latino…
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Report: Most urban schools in U.S. get a failing grade
Oct 8, 2015, 10:44 AM 0
Futurity A new report says urban schools in the United States are failing to offer a quality education—especially when it comes to opportunities for poor students and students of color, who now make up the majority of America’s public school…
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Separate But Unequal: Predominantly White Schools Nearly Twice As Likely to Have Superfast Internet Speeds As Predominantly Minority Schools
Nov 21, 2014, 1:17 PM 0
By Marcella Gadson Broadband & Social Justice A study released last month revealed a significant gap in access to superfast Internet in schools based on race, income, and population density. In a world where access to technology equates to…
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Founder of one of the most successful charter schools in nation shares 3 suggestions on helping students achieve academic success
Jun 2, 2014, 9:31 AM 0
By Mike Feiberg La Voz de Austin The debate over public education in Texas has been loud and heated. There’s nothing wrong with that, as long as we debate productively. But we’ve been bogged down in trivial fights that…
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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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Group of public school librarians ‘light the way’ for Latino readers with annual bilingual reading list
Aug 28, 2013, 3:16 PM 0
LatinaLista — Ever since the New York Times‘ article highlighting the lack of Latino characters in children’s books, there’s been a heightened awareness to find and get books by and about Latinos into the hands of Latino children. A…
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Petition demands 21st Century educational system to rebuild America
Jun 13, 2013, 3:34 PM 0
LatinaLista — It is an understatement to say that the nation’s public school system is yet another ‘broken’ system that lags behind its mission of servicing the people for which it was created. While the White House has convened…
