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Student Diversity Is Up But Teachers Are Mostly White

Mary Mata March 22, 2013

By Emily Deruy, ABCNews/Univision Classrooms are becoming more diverse, but the people leading them remain predominantly white. More than 80 percent of the bachelor’s degrees in education awarded during the […]

Sometimes Redundancy is a Good Thing

Mary Mata

What The University of Texas Affirmative Action Case Is Really About

Mary Mata March 20, 2013

Congress Steps Up with National STEM Competition

Mary Mata

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Former Astronaut Jose Hernandez makes a strong case for expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and computer science fields in a recent op-ed […]

Not a Lack of Latino Lit for Kids, But a Lack of Awareness

Mary Mata

By Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal Librarians who serve children in predominantly Latino communities were shocked this past December to read a New York Times article claiming that there is a dearth of Latino […]

Exclusion of Ethnic Studies Robs Latino Children of Pride

Mary Mata March 18, 2013

By Stephen A. Nuño, NBCLatino Conservative leaders seem intent on ensuring that Latinos grow up without a sense of pride in their identity. The historical roots of our relationship with the […]

One Step Ahead: San Antonio Invests in Early Education for Latinos

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Salud Today San Antonio business officials, educators, residents, and government officials have invested in free preschool for thousands of low-income, mostly Latino children, PolicyLink reports. Voters approved a one-eighth penny […]