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The Bilingual Versus English Only Debate Continues

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

“¿Háblas español?” “Si, señorita. Claro que hablo español.” “Ah, qué bueno…” Some people think it’s insulting to speak Spanish, yet, others depend on this language for survival. It even became […]

Latino Students Are Not The Children Of Sanchez

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News Taco To Go: Racism, Valedictorians, Voters & New Mexico

Mary Mata

Pennsylvania Town Sees First Latino Valedictorian

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

By Efrain Nieves & Victoria Cepeda Reading, Pennsylvania has seen a rapidly growing Latino community over the last decade. According to usatoday.com,  Latinos account for 58% of Reading’s population,  72% of Reading high school students ,  and […]

The Most Dangerous Environment — Middle School

Mary Mata

June is a magical month when you work at an elementary school. It is a time for new beginnings — as in summer vacations. When you work at an elementary […]

Achievement Gaps Between White And Latino Students

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the executive summary for a report released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. You can read the entire report here.] The […]

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference

Mary Mata

By Melissa Del Bosque Thursday in San Antonio, the national press got one of their first honest-to-God looks at Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential potential. They got to evaluate his candidate […]