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America’s Teachers Still Don’t Think Latino and Black Kids Are Smart

NewsTaco July 28, 2015

*This is disturbing. What’s more disturbing, and I get this from anecdotal reports, is that many Latino classroom teachers are the ones who hold low expectations for their Latino students. […]

LULAC Asks Congress to Save Land and Water Conservation Fund

NewsTaco July 27, 2015

At White House Summit, Advice For 1st-Gen Latino College Students

NewsTaco July 24, 2015

How One Law Banning Ethnic Studies Led to Its Rise

NewsTaco July 22, 2015

*This is a needed read. You know how I like stories about the energy of transformation – that’s what this is. It’s the prevailing energy of the Latino community, a […]

Why hiring more Latino teachers is not the solution

NewsTaco July 21, 2015

*Ray Salazar makes a good point – while having Latino teachers for Latino students is needed, what’s more important is how good the teacher is. VL By Ray Salazar, The […]

Why Chicago Public Schools CEOs fail at being transformational leaders

NewsTaco July 20, 2015

*Ray Salazar writes from a Chicago point of view, but how many school districts across the country have a similar leadership crisis, and how does this affect Latino kids who […]

A Wave of Hispanic Students Reshapes a Historically Black College

NewsTaco July 17, 2015

*Another story of Latino transformation. The wave of change is inevitable. Latinos are changing and being changed in the U.S. VL By Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higer Education Cinco […]