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Cleveland Kidnapping Shines Light on Latino Community

NewsTaco May 24, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We have tiny attention spans. I won’t expand further, you can Google it yourself; here’s a LINK to get you started. I mention this because it’s been […]

Texas Education Bill Would Help Immigrant English Learners

Mary Mata May 23, 2013

Texas mayor encourages grads

Mary Mata

Diplomas Project: Supporting San Antonio’s Latino students

Mary Mata

Editor’s note: NewsTaco Editor Victor Landa serves as chairman of the Diplomas Project communications committee. By John Benson, Voxxi Education leaders in San Antonio are setting the bar high regarding increasing […]

Lawsuit Claims New York City School Admissions System Is Racist

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Emily Smith, Opposing Views New York City parents and activists filed a federal lawsuit with the Office of Civil Rights on Monday, claiming that the city’s high school admissions process […]

Latino students missing school for vacation deserves more scrutiny

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By Esther J. Cepeda, NBCLatino CHICAGO — It’s that time. If you’re a teacher in a school with a large concentration of Hispanic students, you’re doing end-of-year reviews and preparing for […]

Latinos Hardest Hit By Community College Class Shortages

Mary Mata

By Kyla Calvert, Fronteras Limited community college capacity could keep 2.5 million Californians out of the system over the next 10 years. The seat shortage is expected to fall hardest on […]