education
Latina Mothers Play Key Role in Daughters’ Education
By Hispanically Speaking News Latino mothers play a decisive role in how their daughters fare at school, experts said during a panel discussion of a new report. Taking part in […]
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 […]
More Latinas Gaining Independence with Higher Education
By Latinovations Recent reports revealed that Latinas are obtaining a higher education more than ever, but graduate researcher Andrea Gomez Cervantes found that while Latino families encouraged their daughters to […]
Online Problem: Too many education policy voices are white
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Inspired by a blog post about BAM! Radio Network’s push to take on taboo education topics, I’m writing about the inequality that must be leveled–too many voices in […]
In education, a ‘pobrecito’ syndrome
By Esther J. Cepeda, The Salt Lake Tribune CHICAGO — When prospective educators go through training to prepare for teaching low-income, minority or at-risk children, they learn how to empathize […]
The Importance of STEM Education for Latina Mothers
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Like any mother raising two young children, much of my attention is focused on their education with an eye toward their futures and the opportunities they […]
The Latino Education Gap: Dual Language Programs Offer Hope
In the latest installment of our ongoing series, we explore why some educators believe an increasingly popular model of bilingual teaching can help close the Latino education achievement gap. By Jill […]
The Latino Education Gap: Not Quite Trilingual
Latinos are the largest ethnic minority group in the Southwest and the fastest growing in the United States. More than one-third of Latino students are English Language Learners and they consistently […]
Let’s hear it for STEAM – not just STEM – education
By Monica Olivera, NBCLatino There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about the importance of STEM education. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics play a critical […]
Why the National STEM Education Fund Is So Important
By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Occupations in STEM fields are the second-fastest growing in the nation, just behind health care, according to a Georgetown University study. And while the nation is expected […]