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Are Latinos America’s Next Great STEM Innovators?

Mary Mata February 18, 2013

By James Marshall Crotty, Forbes As Americans seem to be eschewing key white-collar STEM jobs too, now comes the next and most important chapter of the Hispanic immigration experience in […]

Using the Latino College Experience to Revamp Financial Aid

Mary Mata

Bilingual Babies Know their Grammar by 7 Months

Mary Mata

Smithsonian Latino Ctr Announces Latino Museum Studies Pgrm

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

PRESS RELEASE Program Aims To Create a National Network of Latino Professionals The Smithsonian Latino Center announces the 2013 Latino Museum Studies Program, July 1 through Aug. 9 in Washington, […]

Proven Ways to Bridge Gap Between Latino & White Students

Mary Mata

By Marguerite Rigoglioso, Stanford News The achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and white students has concerned educators for decades now. It’s a troubling fact that Latino […]

Dallas Parents Upset Over Hiring of alleged Racist Principal

Mary Mata February 12, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi A group of Latino parents in Dallas backed by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is fighting the hiring of Kamalia Cotton,  a suburban elementary […]

Mariachi Music Gaining Credibility in Texas Schools

Mary Mata

By Jason Margolis, New America Media/PRI’s The World Mariachi music is a quintessential sound of Mexico. But in Mexico, it’s a style of folk music that’s never been taken all […]