Bien Hecho: Remembering Dr. Ramiro Casso

Last month Dr. Ramiro Casso died at the age of 88. Among the many accomplishments of Casso’s life, one of the most significant was helping to ban the use of […]

A report out of Georgia illustrates what is sure to be a growing trend as states in the South continue to see growth in their Latino populations. Outside of Atlanta, […]

Michelada: Your Favorite Drink You Just Found Out About Latino Students Are Not The Children Of Sanchez The Bilingual Versus English Only Debate Continues Obama Campaign Will Target Latino Voters

“¿Háblas español?” “Si, señorita. Claro que hablo español.” “Ah, qué bueno…” Some people think it’s insulting to speak Spanish, yet, others depend on this language for survival. It even became […]

Latino students from kindergarten through high school are, on average, two years behind their white peers. That much is proven fact. But it’s not the most distressing news. The unacceptable […]

By Efrain Nieves & Victoria Cepeda Reading, Pennsylvania has seen a rapidly growing Latino community over the last decade. According to usatoday.com,  Latinos account for 58% of Reading’s population,  72% of Reading high school students ,  and […]

June is a magical month when you work at an elementary school. It is a time for new beginnings — as in summer vacations. When you work at an elementary […]

I recently joined the staff of the VOCES Oral History Project, which illustrates the experiences of Latino veterans and their families. I came aboard glowing with a passion for military […]

[Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the executive summary for a report released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. You can read the entire report here.] The […]

Latino voter turnout is expected to reach record numbers in 2012. That’s according to a National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) projection. The estimate is that 12.2 million Latino […]