John Huppenthal is sorry but for what really, I wonder?
John Huppenthal is sorry but for what really, I wonder?
*John Huppenthal is the highest ranking education official in the state of Arizona. He’s crying because he was caught after years of making anonymous disparaging comments against Latinos, immigrants and […]
When a Chicago Public Schools teacher smells marijuana
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco At tomorrow’s Chicago Public Schools Board meeting, Barbara Byrd-Bennett will present revisions to the Student Code of Conduct that, according a CPS press release, “recognize that […]
Reality check on immigration reform
*More and more I’m hearing this in conversation among Latinos. Is immigration crowding out other pressing issues? Has immigration come to define Latinos politically? VL By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post […]
Top issue for Hispanics? Hint: It’s not immigration
*Not that you’d be able to tell by mainstream media reports and political posturing, not that it’s a big secret to be discovered, it’s something Latinos know too well: the […]
Why Do a Majority of Latino Students End Up at Two-Year Colleges?
*The problem isn’t getting Latinos to enroll in college, it’s helping them to complete a degree. VL By Janell Ross, National Journal In Los Angeles, the announcement last week made for […]
When This Teacher’s Ethnic Studies Classes Were Banned, His Students Took the District to Court–and Won
*Three words: Así se hace. VL By Jing Fong, Yes Magazine The Mexican American Studies (MAS) program in Tucson, Ariz., began in 1998 as a few courses and grew to […]
Before ‘Brown V. Board,’ Mendez Fought California’s Segregated Schools
*There’s so much to take from this. Here are two things that stand out: first, that the Latino fight for civil rights isn’t new, it goes back for many decades; […]
Report: Sixty Years After Brown, Latino Students Are Most Segregated
*While immigration is important, the advocacy and the political battles have caused Latinos to take their eyes of other important issues to our community. This is one of those issues. […]
US Navy Vet Inspiring Next Generation of Latino Engineers
*We need more folks like Barry Cordero. How do you reach young Latinos and provide an example for others to do the same? Here’s how. VL By Angel Canales, ABC […]
Latino students ‘left behind’ in Washington state
*This happens way too often. As unions battle government, inner city children (read Latino) suffer the consequences. Kids should not be an afterthought. VL By John Benson, Voxxi Latino students are […]
