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Meet the Only Latino to Receive a Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship This Year

NewsTaco November 22, 2016

*Fantastic! More than 800 students competed for 32 slots. VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla (1.5 minute read) With 882 applicants going up for one of 32 coveted slots, the Rhodes […]

Tougher Times For Latino Students? History Says They’ve Never Had It Easy

NewsTaco November 17, 2016

Protests and student walkouts mark the week after Trump’s win

NewsTaco November 15, 2016

How I’m teaching my children to deal with a Trump presidency

NewsTaco November 10, 2016

*Good advice that many parents are seeking in the wake of the election. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino (2.5 minute read) My head was spinning at 12:30 a.m. […]

Mayan Elders from Guatemala Traveled to Standing Rock to Show Their Support for #NoDAPL

NewsTaco November 9, 2016

*Meanwhile, some struggles continue. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (1.5 minute read)  While the #NoDAPL protests at Standing Rock have galvanized the US’s Native peoples in ways we haven’t seen […]

A teacher explains the Trump effect and how to defeat it after Election Day

NewsTaco November 8, 2016

*This is good, worth you time investment. It’s an account of facing Trumpism is the trenches, in the public schools. VL By Ray Salazer, The White Rhino (7.5 minute read)  […]

Chicago Public Schools students reveal resilience

NewsTaco November 1, 2016

*My pick for lunch break read of the day. Chicago teacher Ray Salazar shares some of his students’ inspiring personal essays. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino (1 minute read, […]