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How Fears of Deportation Harm Kids’ Education

NewsTaco January 26, 2016

*In 2012 3.5 million children in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools had at least one undocumented parent. “Immigration policy is education policy.” VL By Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic […]

A barrier to clean water in Flint, Michigan: a government-issued ID

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If you’re a teacher, say “please” and “thank you”

NewsTaco January 22, 2016

22-Year-Old Latina Sabrina Pasterski May Be The Next Albert Einstein

NewsTaco January 21, 2016

*She was wait listed at MIT, now she studies space-time and black holes at Harvard. I get the feeling that even without Ivy league schools she would find a way […]

‘East Los High’ Isn’t Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It’s Also A Science Experiment

NewsTaco January 11, 2016

*Just when you’re at the brink of bailing out of the internet for all its mindlessness, you read there’s method to some of the mayhem – whatever it takes, the […]

Why Tortillas May Hold The Key To Healthier Babies

NewsTaco January 6, 2016

*Here’s why this is important: ” . . . studies suggest that fortifying corn masa with folic acid could prevent an additional 40 to 120 cases of neural tube defects […]

Educator Jaime Escalante Being Honored in Postage Stamp

NewsTaco January 5, 2016

*Is this cool, or what? Every year a committee named by the Postmaster General considers tens of thousands of suggestions for the postal stamp honor. This year the massive number was […]