Graduation gap continues to narrow for Latino high school students
NewsTaco December 18, 2015
*Nowhere near where it should be, but the trend is encouraging. When you consider what a high school diploma does to prepare a young person for today’s workforce, the road […]
‘East of Salinas’ Profiles an Undocumented 8-Year-Old Math Whiz
NewsTaco December 14, 2015
*This Independent Lens documentary airs December 28th on PBS. It’s about the 8 year-old son of migrant farm workers who happens to also be a gifted math whiz. VL By Andrew […]
Analysis: Texas narrowly defends one-man, one-vote apportionment stance before Supreme Court
NewsTaco December 9, 2015
*After yesterday’s epic day at the U.S. Supreme Court where the concept of one-man, one-vote was challenged by a well organized group of extreme right-wing activists, that same group returned […]
Affirmative Action at UT and Beyond at Stake in Court Case
NewsTaco December 8, 2015
*Today’s big case at the Supreme Court is the Evenwel v Abbott suit, where the one-man, one-vote concept is at stake. Tomorrow won’t be any less important. The issue of […]