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Virginia elementary school cancels immigration-themed skit amid objections

Mary Mata February 24, 2014

By Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post A classroom skit that third-graders were preparing to present in a Prince George’s Countyelementary school was canceled after a parent alerted school officials to material she thought […]

Chicago School Policy Forum Series addresses indicators that influence student success

Mary Mata February 20, 2014

Feds: 80 Percent Of Latinos Qualify For ACA Tax Credit

Mary Mata February 17, 2014

A Gadget to Help Latinos Shrink the ‘Word Gap’

NewsTaco February 12, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco My wife is an educator, so I’ve heard of the “word gap” in conversations with her. The word gap is the difference in the number of […]

Texas Politicians Blocking Health Care for Workers

Mary Mata February 7, 2014

By Juan Flores, NewsTaco Millions of Texas workers have had no health insurance coverage or have struggled to keep it before the arrival of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ‘Obamacare’. […]

Clinton to Encourage Reading in Hispanic Families

Mary Mata February 4, 2014

By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press/ ABC Hillary Rodham Clinton is helping initiate a public service campaign encouraging Hispanic families to read, sing and talk more to their young children so […]

Chicago Public Schools CEO announces Latino Advisory Committee–with no Latino teachers

Mary Mata January 31, 2014

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco In her January newsletter to teachers, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced a Latino Advisory Committee designed to “provide counsel in the following focus areas […]