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Kids With Undocumented Parents Less Likely To Finish HS

Mary Mata October 26, 2011

A new study from UC Irvine finds that children of legal immigrants are more likely to complete high school and spend an average of two more years in school than […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: October 17-22, 2011

Mary Mata October 22, 2011

Kansas’ Attempts To Move DREAMers Into The Workplace

Mary Mata October 19, 2011

Education Will Be A Huge Issue In Texas’ Next Elections

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

If there’s one thing former San Antonio City Councilman Philip Cortez is passionate about, it’s education. Not only does he say so, but recently NewsTaco had a chance to chat […]

Study: Minority Students Perform Better With Minority Teachers

Mary Mata October 14, 2011

A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research has found that the performance gap between minority and white college students falls by almost half when they are […]

Chile’s Massive Student Movement Goes Global

Mary Mata

Picture a place in which thousands of angry citizens have taken to the streets in massive protests against an economic system they consider unfair, amidst an uneven distribution of wealth […]

Sinvergüenza Spotlight: Bad Parents

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

Perhaps you were raised by sinvergüenza parents.  Perhaps you’re a parent yourself and have yet to discover that, yes, you are shameless and your kids cringe and die a little […]