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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 […]
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 […]
Many Latino kids denied education in rich farmland
By Susan Ferriss, Public Integrity Kern County is an American agricultural giant whose soil produced more than $6 billion worth of grapes, almonds and other farm products last year. Yet some […]
The Current Education Policy May Be Hurting Latino Students
By Emily Deruy, ABC News/Univision A group of Latino education experts from across the country urged policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week to take steps to improve education for Hispanic […]
Latinos in Favor of Birth Control & Sexual Education
By Hope Gillette, Saludify A new poll presented Thursday in a webinar by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at the Silver School […]
Creative Way to Teach Health Education in a Latino School
By Salud Today Check this great new video featuring an innovative health education effort in El Monte City School District in El Monte, Calif., a city that is nearly 70% Latino. The […]
One Step Ahead: San Antonio Invests in Early Education for Latinos
By Salud Today San Antonio business officials, educators, residents, and government officials have invested in free preschool for thousands of low-income, mostly Latino children, PolicyLink reports. Voters approved a one-eighth penny […]
Obama’s 2nd-term Education Agenda: Where Do Latinos Fit?
By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny, Huffington Post Latino Voices Amidst all of the election-year sniping, education reform never became a major issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. Even though both candidates released […]
The Dilemma Of Higher Education Facing Latinos
By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco One of the questions Latinos face in our time is the pursuit of higher education. The only reason this is an issue is due to […]
Latino Voting Power Can Create Better Education Reform
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Finally, Republicans and Democrats know that they need more than mariachis playing behind them to win the Latino vote. By now, almost everyone heard about the […]