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Michigan’s Proposal 2 is unconstitutional, unfair to Latino students
By Raul A. Reyes, NBCLatino The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Schuette vs. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is challenging a court ruling that voided a state […]
Young Latinos Are Feeling the Positive Effects of the Affordable Care Act
By Jose Aristimuno, Latinovations If you’ve ever shopped for health insurance, you know that the prices for adequate health care, whether for an individual or a family, are unreachable. In […]
Common Writing Standards are Essential for Latino Advancement
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco By now, the term “Common Core” has probably found its way into at least one conversation about education, come through in a tweet, or created some […]
Why I discourage Latino students from becoming teachers
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As I enter my 19th year in education, I’m reminded of how much things change and how much they stay the same. About ten years ago, […]
Latina Leaders: From East LA to the White House, trying to improve the health of Latinos
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Dr. Elena Rios is much more than a doctor of internal medicine. She says ever since she was a teenager in her hometown of East LA, she […]
Low number of Hispanic medical students, a real issue
By John Benson, Saludify One look at America’s healthcare networks and its lack of Latino doctors, nurses and medical staff is obvious. • The number of American doctors registered Hispanic: 53,075 […]
¡Bien Hecho! First Latina to be nominated to head National Science Foundation
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino President Barack Obama announced he intends to nominate Dr. France Anne Cordova as director of the National Science Foundation on Thursday. If confirmed, she will be the first Latina to head […]
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 […]
For Latinos in TX Border Communities, Politics Isn’t Just Local, It’s Personal
By Sylvia Manzano, Latino Decisions What happens under the pink dome in Texas doesn’t stay under the dome, according to a new Latino Decisions/Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) survey conducted […]
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 […]