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National High Tech Day Inspires Young Latinos

NewsTaco March 6, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s not lost on Latino educators, community and industry leaders that a major part of preparing young Latinos for careers in the 21st century involves science, […]

DREAMer Shares Her Story as an Aspiring American

Mary Mata March 1, 2013

Dwindling Catholic Schools See Future in Latino Students

Mary Mata

MacArthur Foundation: A New Digital Divide That’s Hard to Cross

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News This divide isn’t about who has computers and who doesn’t; or who does and doesn’t have Internet access. This divide is between kids whose […]

Experts See Peril as Latino Boys Fall Behind

Mary Mata

By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News 62 percent of all the degrees earned annually by Hispanics are earned by Latinas. Why have Latinos fallen behind? It’s complicated but, in part, […]

Smithsonian Latino Center Announces 2013 Young Ambassadors Program

Mary Mata February 25, 2013

PRESS RELEASE The Smithsonian Latino Center is now accepting applications for the 2013 Young Ambassadors Program, June 23 through Aug. 2. The application deadline is April 12, before 5 p.m. […]

Wisconsin teacher Fights for His students and Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Colleen Flaherty, Education Votes In a small town in northern Wisconsin, Spanish teacher Scott Ellingson has two students in his class who traveled a long way to be there. […]