How Have Community College Funding Cuts Affected Latinos?
How Have Community College Funding Cuts Affected Latinos?
*Interesting: when funding for community colleges decreased, tuition increased in a majority of states. The Latino college student profile is ” low-income, first in the family to go to college, works more than […]
5 reasons why Time Magazine’s Rotten Apples article is right about education
*Testing and teacher tenure – Ray Salazar’s take on a Time articl. He says there is more to it than a magazine cover. VL By Ray Salazar, The White Rhino […]
Why is bilingual education ‘good’ for rich kids but ‘bad’ for poor, immigrant students?
*Excellent! Yes, let’s have this conversation. VL By Claire Bowern, Washington Post Two languages, two sets of opinion about bilingualism. On the one side is the research that consistently shows […]
Hispanics’ ‘third-generation U-turn’
*This particular research shows that third generation Latinos don’t do as well in school and at work as their parents and grandparents did. It says there is a rend. What […]
Teachers expect less from black and Hispanic students
*Diminished expectations is an issue we don’t talk about enough. It has huge implications for the future of Latinos and the country in general. We need to start talking about […]
Judge Outlines How Public Schools in Texas Are to be Funded
*An important read for all you Taquistas in Texas. For all of you outside of Texas, this is important because it paints a picture of education for Latinos in Texas […]
Latino Students Encountering Crippling Student Loan Debt
*Here’s the formula that’s affecting so many Latino students: an aspirational culture + for-profit universities + Latinos as a target market = 36% of students with high debt burdens. VL […]
1st Latina NEA President’s Concern: Testing, Teacher Pay and Undocumented Students
By Manuel De La Rosa, NewsTaco The president of the nation’s largest teachers group visited the Rio Grande Valley in Texas as part of a two-day tour to discuss standardized […]
UT-Austin Creates Major In Mexican American and Latino Studies
*This is good, this is very good. VL By Raul Reyes, NBC News Almost four out of ten Texas residents is Latino, and Hispanics are an integral part of the […]
MALDEF Secures Court Victory on Behalf of Children in Texas School Finance Case
PRESS RELEASE Court Holds The State’s Current System Unconstitutional; Ruling Details Gross Inequities and Failures of the System for Low Income and English Language Learner Children AUSTIN, TX – After more […]
