latino education
Education Dept Report Puts Latino Problem In Context
If we’re ever going to change the direction of Latino education in the US we’ve got to begin by talking from within the same frame. The biggest obstacle is the perception that […]
Connecticut Education Scores Hide Latino Gap
You know the old clichéd saying that not all that glitters is gold. Case in point is Connecticut’s bandied and vaulted education achievement scores. For a very long time that […]
Latino Voter Outreach Strong Ahead of Georgia Runoff Elections
A new year is finally here, but for Gigi Pedraza, executive director of the Latino Community Fund in Georgia, the 2020 election season is still going strong. The nonpartisan organization, […]
Republicans May Send Latinos to the Democrats with SCOTUS Replacement
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Trump’s selection of conservative replacement Amy Coney Barrett has left Democrats in a state of shock. Although a majority of Americans say that […]
A Profile of Coronavirus and the Latino Workforce
*This article was originally published in the NALCAB Blog. Over the last month, the Coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the lives and well-being of all Americans. It has disproportionately impacted the most […]
Segregation of Latino Students From White Peers Increased Over a Generation, Study Finds
In 1998, the average Latino student in elementary school attended a school where 40 percent of her classmates were white. But by 2015, the average young Latino student was attending a school […]
Latino leaders sound alarms over mobilizing Latino voters in 2020
Democratic presidential candidates are squandering a critical early opportunity to mobilize Latino voters ahead of 2020, potentially easing Donald Trump’s path to reelection, according to leading Latino political operatives in battleground […]
In McAllen, Texas, Hotbed of Immigration Enforcement, All-Latino District Gets an A on State’s New School Report Card
When the Texas Education Agency released its first, long-debated A-F report cards for school districts, no one cheered louder than the teachers and administrators in the McAllen Independent School District, […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – 8/27/18
Today’s Latino news headlines, curated for the NewsTaco community: Irony: I saw this movie this past weekend and the plot is archetypal telenovela. It’s like a Selena song. ‘Crazy Rich” […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – July 27, 2018
Census Bureau Stops Plans For 2020 Census Advisory Committee – NPR According to the letter provided by Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed […]