Budget Cut Unrest Spreads To Texas, Education
[Editor’s Note: The following post was written by Abby Rapoport and originally appeared in The Texas Observer.] 11,000 parents, teachers and advocates stormed the Capitol Saturday to demand lawmakers spend […]
Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain
A new report from the Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics) has found that the island nation is suffering some pretty heavy brain drain and […]
Separate But Equal: Latino Students Forced Into ESL Classes In Texas
The Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) posted some important legal documents online for everyone to see. Here’s an excerpt from their press release: At Preston Hollow Elementary School, a public […]
I’m A Stanford Grad Who Couldn’t Get Hired At Walmart
It’s true, I graduated from Stanford University, yet, after I was laid off in 2009, I couldn’t get a job at Walmart. Believe me, I tried. As a matter of fact, […]