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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System

NewsTaco June 23, 2016

*There was a good news and not so good news today from the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the good news, and this is a good explanation of what happened. […]

Public education fails too many Hispanic students

NewsTaco June 17, 2016

Mexican-American Studies Summit Takes on ‘Racist’ Textbook

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Latino students upset over McDowell prank; seniors won’t face disciplinary action

NewsTaco June 6, 2016

*The high school principal said “In viewing the actual photo and what took place, there’s not anything offensive in the photo.” The students were not disciplined. VL By Evan Donovan, WLOS (3.5 […]

This is the Nahuatl Word That Had a Spelling Bee Champ Tripping

NewsTaco May 27, 2016

*I think I may have been able to spell it, under pressure. Not when I was 13 years old though. VL By Yra Simón, Remezcla At the 2016 Scripps National […]

‘Get off the stage!’ Crowd yells at commencement speaker after she uses Spanish, mentions Trump

NewsTaco May 25, 2016

*Where do you fall on this, if any place at all? She spoke a few words about holding Donald Trump accountable, she spoke a few words in Spanish, and she […]

Border higher ed gains began with a lawsuit

NewsTaco May 23, 2016

*There’s nothing glamourous about this, no clever social media tag to make it stick. This is about the work to bring higher education to the Texas-Mexico, where the Latino population […]