education
GOP Accused of Nasty Racism
The saddest thing is, I think it’s healthy to have a dialogue between political sides, but this is a bit much. Â I’ve got two items for you today. Â One is […]
In Texas 14 Students per Hour Continue to Leave Before Graduating High School
Startling when you think of it in those terms. What’s it like where you live? The good folks at IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association) have published a great Internet tool […]
LULAC Responds to ‘Don’t Vote’ Campaign
I wrote previously about how hard it is to vote anyway. Then, when people like Robert De Esposada — a highly paid Republican operative and a former highly placed party […]
Lauren Valle’s Head Stomped on Camera by High Rand Paul Supporter
It is, by any measure, a shocking piece of video. And to think that it happened in the United States — before a political debate began involving the Tea-bagger-leaning GOP […]
Tantos Tacos: Hate, Escándalo, Food, Tech, Mexico and Hate
This week on NewsTaco we talked about food, hate, politics, voting, tech and a little more hate. It was a long week! We started off the week talking about hate, […]
Latino teen age birth rates; new report, same story
The good news is that overall, the number of births to teen aged mothers in the US is falling. You know what comes next. The down side. Births to Latino […]
Hablando Bien: The Dynamics of Spanglish
Recently I was having a conversation with a gentleman from the Deep South in San Antonio, Texas and he informed me that he’s been told, “Hispanics are too lazy to […]
Keep ‘Em Dumb So ‘Illegals’ Don’t Get Our Jobs
In an obvious attempt to keep unauthorized immigrant children from getting post-high-school education, The Nation reports that Georgia has joined a growing number of states are making it increasingly difficult […]
11 Arizona Teachers Sue Over Ethnic Studies
Eleven educators from Tucson, Arizona have sued the state over implementation of what they call an “anti-Hispanic” law that would ban Mexican-American studies courses in public schools, CNN reports. The […]
Can former felons vote in your state? A quick guide.
It was interesting, the number of times the question came up while I was registering voters back in 2004. Can an ex-felon register to vote? or the more personal, “I’m […]