Kids With Undocumented Parents Less Likely To Finish HS

Kids With Undocumented Parents Less Likely To Finish HS

Mary Mata October 26, 2011

A new study from UC Irvine finds that children of legal immigrants are more likely to complete high school and spend an average of two more years in school than […]

What Separates Latino Hipsters From The Rest?

Mary Mata October 25, 2011

Austin, Texas — First off, you may be asking yourself, “What is a hipster?” The answer is the type of difficult one that accompanies trying to distill cultural movements. But, […]

Latino Kids In Alabama Bullied Since Immigration Law Passed

Mary Mata October 24, 2011

It should come as no surprise that, in the wake of Alabama’s anti-Latino immigrant law, sentiments towards Latinos in that state are becoming less than civil. If it wasn’t something […]

The Top 5 Things To Do With Your Leftover Halloween Pumpkin

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

So, Halloween when I was a kid was fun. I enjoyed the pumpkin carving, even though I was no good at it, and just generally the fact that people were […]

Sinvergüenza Spotlight: Bad Parents

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

Perhaps you were raised by sinvergüenza parents.  Perhaps you’re a parent yourself and have yet to discover that, yes, you are shameless and your kids cringe and die a little […]

Alabama Law Pushes Parents To Desperate Measures

NewsTaco October 12, 2011

This is heartbreaking, but understandable. In the wake of Alabama’s new and strict immigration law, HB56,  we’ve reported about how businesses and schools are being affected. We’ve talked about the immense amount […]

Latino Students Need Libraries, Congress Pass The SKILLS Act

Mary Mata October 11, 2011

When I taught high school in the Bronx, the library was the place you went when you didn’t want to eat lunch, and you didn’t want to answer questions about […]

Latino Students More Likely Than Whites To Be Suspended

NewsTaco October 7, 2011

Here are a couple of dots that I never thought to connect (I’m glad someone had the good sense to do it). It comes form a study done by the National Education […]

Shakira Is Going To Save Latino Students From Dropping Out?

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

By Dustin Mendus Education has come to the forefront as a Latino issue in the past few weeks due to disappearing Latino students in Alabama. It’s raised eyebrows. The concerns […]

Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

NewsTaco

It’s been a full week since the state of Alabama’s new immigration law went into effect. In that time anyone with half an opinion on the matter, including me and […]