Judge: Texas school finance system unconstitutional
Judge: Texas school finance system unconstitutional
*This is HUGE for Latinos students in Texas. Kudos and thanks to the lawyers at MALDEF, and to all who hand a hand in this victory.There’s more to come, a […]
Stop assigning schools by students’ addresses
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco This fall will be the first in which white students are no longer the majority population in U.S. public schools. Although this demographic shift had been […]
Sobremesa: A Conversation with Al Kauffman, a front row view of Latino civil rights
Who is Al Kauffman? If you’re not from Texas, or a student of U.S. Latino civil rights, that’s a valid question. I was at one of those fundraising rubber chicken […]
Latinos rise in higher education
*The fact that more Latinos are entering and staying in college could be the result of systemic and generational changes in attitudes towards higher education in the Latino community. That, […]
Undocumented Teens Outsmarted MIT—and Still Cant Get Real Jobs in America
*The story of a group of DREAMers who built a robot and beat an MIT team in competition. Years later the teams reunite, the MIT kids had gone on to […]
‘Lemon Grove Incident’ Remembered 80 Years Later
*This post is several years old. I stumbled on it and realized how few U.S. Latinos have heard of this, and how that should change. There are young U.S. Latinos […]
For Latina Women, College Is Often A Culture Clash
*From the article: “College is a transformative experience for any young adult, but it carries a special resonance for Latina women.” Wonderful anthology that honors Latinas and I’m sure will […]
Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) Summer Reading Program Named One of the Best in the Nation
PRESS RELEASE Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) proudly announces our selection as one of the nation’s top summer reading programs, according to Univision Educación. L4LL’s Latino Children Summer Reading Program, including the L4LL Do It […]
Latinos go to college, but do they actually graduate?
*Interesting statistic: a larger percentage of Latino students enroll in college than white students. But Latinos are half as like to graduate. VL By Jessica Salcedo, Voxxi EL PASO — Eight […]
‘A Most Imperfect Union,’ a retelling of U.S. history by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz
*Brilliant! Toss out the pale-male history texts, here’s a truer narrative from a “red, non-white and blue perspective.” This is what Stavans wrote about this work: “a single, controlling leitmotif: the […]
