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Latino Education Gains Are Encouraging: New Report

NewsTaco January 26, 2015

*From the report: ” … overwhelming majority of Latino parents say they expect their child to continue their education beyond high school.” VL By Juan Castillo, NBC News Despite challenges, a […]

Latina immigrant women might not trust supermarkets

NewsTaco January 16, 2015

Health care campaign reaches out to Latinos

NewsTaco January 15, 2015

Construction Jobs Are Getting Safer—but Not for Latinos

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*I like how this piece  shines a light on the invisible: immigrants working on rooftops, doing yard work … The problem is not just an income gap, it’s also a […]

Why education reporting is REALLY so boring

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*This is good. I agree that education reporting could use a kick-start. But reporting thrives on conflict, and positive stories don’t get the same reader attention as problems, crime and […]

9th Circuit Court Hears Case On Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Ban

NewsTaco January 14, 2015

*Here’s the score: in 2010 the State of Arizona banned ethnic studies. In 2013 a Federal Court struck down one provision of that law. Tuscon ISD schools continue to offer […]

The Benefits of Being Bilingual

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*I’m a Marisa Bono fan. She kicks serious butt as a Latino Civil Rights litigator, and is just as passionate about being a mom. Lots of moms and dads out […]