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Rick Perry And The GOP Destroying Schools For Latino Kids

Mary Mata March 14, 2011

Texas Governor Rick Perry met last week with GOP leaders of the state to urge them, again, to not raid the state’s $9 billion rainy day fund to stem the bleeding of […]

Budget Cut Unrest Spreads To Texas, Education

Mary Mata

The “Diabetes Belt” Shows Concentration Of Disease In U.S. South

Mary Mata March 9, 2011

Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain

Mary Mata March 8, 2011

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

Mary Mata March 7, 2011

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

Mary Mata

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, […]

Guapura 101: What’s Up With Dyeing Your Hair?

Mary Mata

Okay ladies, let’s crowdsource this. I’m thinking of starting to dye my hair, why you ask if I’m not even 30? Well, I inherited premature gray from both sides of the family […]