Citizen Kids Suffer Trauma at Separation from Immig. Parents

Citizen Kids Suffer Trauma at Separation from Immig. Parents

Mary Mata January 15, 2013

By Rocio Romero, El Nuevo Sol/New america Media  U.S.-born María Vasques was just six years old when her mother Edith Barrios kissed her goodbye. She told María that she was […]

Child Brokers in the Latino Community

Mary Mata January 14, 2013

By Vikki S. Katz, Ph.D., LIN@R For many Latino immigrant communities, the scene is all too familiar: A situation in which immigrant needs to communicate in a different language and the […]

Lower Expectations, Biggest Challenges For Latino Students

Mary Mata

By John Benson, Huffington Post Latino Voices Education Trust President Kati Haycock travels around the nation spreading her non-profit organization’s mission of promoting high academic achievement for all students and […]

American Children, Now Struggling to Adjust to Life in Mexico

Mary Mata January 11, 2013

By Damien Cave, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by fiat luxe]

Latino Pre schoolers: Strong social Skills Despite Academic Gap

Mary Mata January 4, 2013

By Courtenay Edelhart, Bakersfield Californian Click on picture to read story. [Photo by bonnerlibrary]  

Immigration Change to Ease Family Separations

Mary Mata January 3, 2013

By Julia Preston, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by mahalie]

U.S. Latino Pregnancies Fall, Choice is Smaller Families

Mary Mata January 2, 2013

By Susan Saulny, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by coloniera2]

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Connecticut Tragedy

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Luz Chavez, Gozamos The tragic school shooting in Connecticut is difficult enough for adults to understand. How does one even begin talking to children about this? We did some research and collected […]

Connecticut Shooting about Gun Reform, Not Education Reform

Mary Mata

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco I’ve remained silent watching the news about the funerals for the victims—especially the children—of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.  I watched two parents on CNN last […]

Focus Needed on Increasing Latinos in Higher Ed

Mary Mata December 18, 2012

By Latinovations Deborah Santiago, Co-Founder and Vice President for Policy Research at Excelencia in Education, is saying that there needs to be a greater focus to get more Latinos involved with […]