Are Latinos America’s Next Great STEM Innovators?
Are Latinos America’s Next Great STEM Innovators?
By James Marshall Crotty, Forbes As Americans seem to be eschewing key white-collar STEM jobs too, now comes the next and most important chapter of the Hispanic immigration experience in […]
Using the Latino College Experience to Revamp Financial Aid
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino As the nation grapples with how to increase the number of adults with college degrees, some say it is time to re-examine and redesign federal financial […]
Bilingual Babies Know their Grammar by 7 Months
By Hispanically Speaking News Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of […]
Smithsonian Latino Ctr Announces Latino Museum Studies Pgrm
PRESS RELEASE Program Aims To Create a National Network of Latino Professionals The Smithsonian Latino Center announces the 2013 Latino Museum Studies Program, July 1 through Aug. 9 in Washington, […]
Proven Ways to Bridge Gap Between Latino & White Students
By Marguerite Rigoglioso, Stanford News The achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and white students has concerned educators for decades now. It’s a troubling fact that Latino […]
Dallas Parents Upset Over Hiring of alleged Racist Principal
By Tony Castro, Voxxi A group of Latino parents in Dallas backed by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is fighting the hiring of Kamalia Cotton, a suburban elementary […]
Mariachi Music Gaining Credibility in Texas Schools
By Jason Margolis, New America Media/PRI’s The World Mariachi music is a quintessential sound of Mexico. But in Mexico, it’s a style of folk music that’s never been taken all […]
MALDEF Wins Case In Texas For Poor & English Learner Kids
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has won a pivotal court case against the State of Texas regarding inadequate school funding for low-income […]
High Schools Not Meeting STEM Demand
By Kelsey Sheehy, U. S. News & World Report In schools where computer science is offered, it often does not count toward graduation. Only nine states—Georgia, Missouri,New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island,Texas, and Virginia—allow […]
Why Higher Education Must Be Part of Immigration Reform
By Wendy Koop, TIME Education is the gateway to the American Dream. But today our immigration laws make higher education — a virtual requirement for financial security — out of reach […]
