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Teachers should not assign homework during winter break

NewsTaco December 16, 2016

*Here’s a piece your kids will love – because everyone needs a break. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino (3 minute read)  Last week, a DNAInfoChicago article highlighted that […]

White flight is creating a separate and unequal system of higher education

NewsTaco December 8, 2016

Top 100 colleges and Universities for Latinos

NewsTaco December 1, 2016

The Spanish Lesson I Never Got at School

NewsTaco November 30, 2016

*This is a terrific and needed read, especially in light of the post-election attempts to launch a new “political correctness” where bilingualism is seen as detrimental to national unity. It’s […]

Who are the non-readers of America?

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*Sadly, it’s Latinos. I’m not sure who or what the “Tree Hugger” publication is – but I’ve known to hug a tree or two in my life and I suppose […]

Meet the Only Latino to Receive a Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship This Year

NewsTaco November 22, 2016

*Fantastic! More than 800 students competed for 32 slots. VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (1.5 minute read) With 882 applicants going up for one of 32 coveted slots, the Rhodes […]

Tougher Times For Latino Students? History Says They’ve Never Had It Easy

NewsTaco November 17, 2016

*There’s deep irony in this piece. Latino kids will survive taunts and discrimination in their schools, that’s the good thing. But they’ll survive because it’s not a new thing, they’ve […]