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Latino Dropout Rate Reaches 28 Percent

Mary Mata May 2, 2011

The National Council of La Raza recently released a study that indicated a Hispanic dropout rate of 28 percent. The report also included strategy recommendations to improve the opportunities of […]

Undoing Tucson Ethnic Studies Illegal, Nonsensical And Expensive

Mary Mata April 29, 2011

National Day Of Spanish To Promote Latino Solidarity

Mary Mata

Latina Teen Feigns Pregnancy To Expose Stereotypes

Mary Mata April 28, 2011

A Latina in Toppenish, Washington pretended to be pregnant for six months as part of a social experiment to understand what it would be like to be on the receiving end […]

Education Cuts Will Increase Latino Unemployment

Mary Mata

By Efrain Nieves At 17.7 percent Connecticut has the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation with Latinos at the lead. Only Rhode Island, with 21.8 percent unemployment, and Nevada, 18.6 percent, have […]

Education Dept Report Puts Latino Problem In Context

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If we’re ever going to change the direction of Latino education in the US we’ve got to begin by talking from within the same frame. The biggest obstacle is the perception that […]

Tucson Students Take Over School Board Over Ethnic Studies

Mary Mata April 27, 2011

Students in Tucson, Arizona preempted what they perceive to be a vote to undo ethnic studies in their schools, rushed into the Tucson Unified School District board room, tied themselves […]