Four-Year College Found to Give Completion Edge to Low-Income Students

Four-Year College Found to Give Completion Edge to Low-Income Students

NewsTaco March 5, 2015

*Two-year community college has become the gateway for Latinos to higher education, and this study finds that for lower income students (read here Latinos) four year institutions increase bachelor degree […]

Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to teach passes first test

NewsTaco February 20, 2015

*Yep, we’re talking about this. You’d think that allowing DREAMers to teach in Nevada public schools would be a non-issue, being that those aspiring teachers went to school in those […]

Latino Families Embrace Digital Tools, But Have Less Online Access

NewsTaco February 19, 2015

*A new twist on the digital divide. Latinos use of sophisticated technology rivals middle class whites, but Latinos have less opportunity to access that technology – tablets, e-readers, computers and high […]

‘Forgotten’ Latino scholar may get Albuquerque school

NewsTaco February 13, 2015

*We posted a story a couple of months ago about a biography of George I. Sanchez. It had mixed reactions. Some people believe he was a champion of Latino education […]

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality

NewsTaco February 5, 2015

By Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. fter more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle […]

From Stereotypes to Prototypes

NewsTaco February 3, 2015

*This was written by my friend Raul Lomeli, published in Spanish in a Mexico City Newspaper. It’s troubling to see how the stereotypes of U.S. Latinos prevail as well south […]

Latino Education Gains Are Encouraging: New Report

NewsTaco January 26, 2015

*From the report: ” … overwhelming majority of Latino parents say they expect their child to continue their education beyond high school.” VL By Juan Castillo, NBC News Despite challenges, a […]

Why education reporting is REALLY so boring

NewsTaco January 15, 2015

*This is good. I agree that education reporting could use a kick-start. But reporting thrives on conflict, and positive stories don’t get the same reader attention as problems, crime and […]

The Benefits of Being Bilingual

NewsTaco January 14, 2015

*I’m a Marisa Bono fan. She kicks serious butt as a Latino Civil Rights litigator, and is just as passionate about being a mom. Lots of moms and dads out […]

Obama’s plan to make community college free, explained

NewsTaco January 9, 2015

*This is a game changer. According to the National Conference of Sate Legislatures 58 percent of Latinos currently enrolled in higher education are attending community colleges. Yet the national completion […]