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Why new Barack Obama Chicago public high school is unjust for Latinos
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Today, Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Emanuel announced a new selective-enrollment high school on the near North side of Chicago. The new school—which will only accept students based […]
Teachers should not be Facebook friends with students
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco A New Hampshire substitute teacher lost her job because she would not unfriend over 250 students on Facebook. Stevens High School officials gave the 79-year-old substitute Carol Thebarge […]
The Chicago stories CNN’s Chicagoland ignored
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Chicagoans know violence. We see the mugshots on TV. Tonight, in CNN’s original series Chicagoland episode 4 “Second Chances,” we saw Chicago leaders and celebrities trying to turn […]
CNN’s Chicagoland does no good for Chicago Public Schools students
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a conversation about Chicago Public Schools with a group that learned about our schools mainly through the media. […]
Northwestern University hosts “Bittersweet” exhibit about bracero guest worker program
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964” will be on display at Northwestern University through March 28 at the Dittmar Gallery on the first floor of […]
Open letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO and the Latino Advisory Committee
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet and the Latino Advisory Committee prepare for their second meeting next week, I share this feedback to emphasize that, […]
Chicago School Policy Forum Series addresses indicators that influence student success
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco This morning, the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and Catalyst Chicago Magazine hosted their first forum of their 2014 Chicago School Policy Forum […]
Chicago Latino Writing Initiative Launching to Cultivate Latino Writers
PRESS RELEASE Proyecto Latina and Gozamos are partnering to launch a groundbreaking writing initiative to cultivate a new generation of Latino writers and help promote Chicago as a mecca of powerful Latino voices. […]
Chicago Public Schools CEO announces Latino Advisory Committee–with no Latino teachers
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco In her January newsletter to teachers, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced a Latino Advisory Committee designed to “provide counsel in the following focus areas […]
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. […]