Why my students’ AP scores matter. And why they don’t.
NewsTaco May 15, 2015
*Ray Salazar writes from the front lines of teaching. The trick he pulls is that while doing that he teaches us. VL By Ray Salazar, NBCT NBCT Editor’s Note: Ray […]
Cinco De Mayo: A Quintessentially ‘American’ Holiday
NewsTaco May 5, 2015
*Here, another attempt to put Cinco de Mayo in perspective. This time NBC News turns the tables and talks about Cinco de Mayo from a Mexican-American perspective. There’s no way […]
Columbia University accused of banning cafeteria workers from speaking Spanish
NewsTaco April 29, 2015
*The university says the issue stems from one complaint made by a foreign exchange student. As of this past weekend there were 4,000 signatures on the petition. VL By Fox […]
Kindergarten event disrupted by ‘English only’ chant
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*The kindergarten class that staged the event is 50 percent Latino. Between 1990 and 2000 the Latino population in Perry, Iowa, increased from 1 percent to 25 percent. Most of […]