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Low Teacher Salaries in Texas Might be Affecting Quality of Education

Mary Mata December 6, 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi There are 32 states in the nation with higher pay scales for teachers when compared to Texas, and that low rate of teacher salaries may be why […]

Not All Things That Can Be Counted Count

Mary Mata

Bien Hecho: Latina Overachiever Becomes a College President

Mary Mata December 4, 2012

DREAMers Won’t Settle For Just The Dream Act

Mary Mata

By Elise Foley, Huffington Post Latino Vocies WASHINGTON — Nearly 600 would-be Dream Act beneficiaries and their allies, who helped in a successful push earlier this year for relief for […]

Latino Dems Divided over House STEM Jobs Act

NewsTaco December 3, 2012

By Latinovations Last Friday, the House of Representatives approved the STEM Jobs Act, an immigration bill that would make 55,000 additional immigration visas available to foreigners. However, in order to expand these […]

Latinos Use Mobile Devices for Homework More than Others

Mary Mata November 29, 2012

By Latinovations A new national survey conducted by TRU is reporting that Latino students are the biggest users of mobile devices for homework compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The survey polled 1,000 […]

The Dilemma Of Higher Education Facing Latinos

Mary Mata November 28, 2012

By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco   One of the questions Latinos face in our time is the pursuit of higher education. The only reason this is an issue is due to […]