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Out Of The Fields And Into Computer Science Classes

Mary Mata September 2, 2013

By Krista Almanzan, Boise State Public Radio  In a dimly lit classroom, the glow of computer screens light up the faces of these freshmen. This computer science class doesn’t look […]

Mexican-American History Books Approved by Arizona Are Not Authored by Latinos

Mary Mata August 29, 2013

Controversy about sexual orientation classes in Puerto Rico schools

Mary Mata August 26, 2013

LOS ANGELES: A South Central kid at Cal

Mary Mata August 22, 2013

By Sam Quiñones,  Reporter’s Blog Here’s a  great story in the LAT by Kurt Streeter on the huge obstacles a kid from South Central — a valedictorian — faced at […]

Mexico heads back to school with flawed textbooks

Mary Mata August 20, 2013

This article was suggested by Taquista Maité Landa. By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press/Yahoo News MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexican children trooped back to school on Monday, they had […]

Poll shows that Latino parents back high-stakes testing

Mary Mata August 19, 2013

By Maria Camila Bernal, NBCLatino As parents and children prepare to go back to school, a new poll shows that most parents, including Latinos, support standardized testing. Parents across the U.S. […]

Insider’s Guide for Incoming Latino College Students

Mary Mata

By Christine Killion and Samantha Madera, Al Día News You made it. You’ve struggled through twelve or more years of furious concentrating, reading until your eyes were sore, and scribbling until […]