education
For Texas Latinos, Voting Rights is Voter Education
By Rebecca Aguilar, NewsTaco Guadalupe Ruiz walked into a voting precinct in the south Dallas Oak Cliff section to cast her ballot on the first day of early voting in […]
Why is bilingual education ‘good’ for rich kids but ‘bad’ for poor, immigrant students?
*Excellent! Yes, let’s have this conversation. VL By Claire Bowern, Washington Post Two languages, two sets of opinion about bilingualism. On the one side is the research that consistently shows […]
Latinos rise in higher education
*The fact that more Latinos are entering and staying in college could be the result of systemic and generational changes in attitudes towards higher education in the Latino community. That, […]
Texas State Board of Education Sabotages Ethnic Studies Textbooks.
PRESS RELEASE Mexican Americans Stand Up Against Institutionalized Racism. Houston, TX (July 17, 2014)-It took The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) only 3 months to turn proclamation 2016 into […]
In Ga., Poor Educational Outcomes for Growing Immigrant Youth Population
By Carla Murphy, Colorlines Almost 20 percent of youth aged 16 to 26 in Georgia are immigrants and the U.S.-born children of immigrants. Their educational outcomes, a new study says, are cause for […]
Five Points from Secretary Arne Duncan on Latinos and Education
By Suzanne Gamboa, NBCNews On Thursday President Barack Obama will launch an initiative geared toward young men and boys of color to improve their chances for success. Education Secretary Arne […]
What Are You Doing With Your Education?
By Ray Salazar, Gozamos My students are sometimes surprised when they hear it took my five years to get through undergrad. “Aren’t you supposed to graduate in four?” they’ll ask. […]
Texas State Board of Education Plans Mexican-American History Course
By Patrick Michels, The Texas Observer Last fall, hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of Texas at Austin after a student group announced it would stage a game of “Catch an […]
How Education Expert Views Miss the Mark on Low Income Students
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As my students develop their argumentative writing, I push them to ask themselves “What are the implications of my argument?” In other words, if our high-school […]
Latino students: California business relies on their educational and economic success
By Rob Lapsley, San Jose Mercury News To keep our economy competitive and growing, we need to ensure that Californians achieve the level of education necessary for the workforce of […]