More Texas Educators Throw Support Behind Mexican-American Studies
More Texas Educators Throw Support Behind Mexican-American Studies
*The fight for Mexican-American studies in Texas intensifies. The state Board of Education is set for a vote on the matter on April 9. Republican members of the board are […]
School Data Finds Pattern of Inequality Along Racial Lines
By Motoko Rich, New York Times Racial minorities are more likely than white students to be suspended from school, to have less access to rigorous math and science classes, and […]
Principal who told kids not to speak Spanish will lose job
By Lisa Gray, Houston Chronicle HEMPSTEAD – The Hempstead school board won’t renew the contract of a principal who instructed her students not to speak Spanish, in a rapidly-evolving district where more […]
CNN’s Chicagoland does no good for Chicago Public Schools students
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a conversation about Chicago Public Schools with a group that learned about our schools mainly through the media. […]
In Flip-Flop, Florida Gov. Rick Scott Backs Bill To Grant In-State Tuition To Immigrants
By Associated Press/Fox News Latino TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who urged a crackdown on immigration four years ago, is throwing his support behind a bill that […]
Report: Economy Misses Out With Low Latino, Black STEM Employment
By Ronald Roach, Diverse Issues in Higher Education The U.S. workforce could employ as many as 140,000 additional African-American and Latino college graduates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields […]
Solving ‘The Boy Problem’
By Michigan University Today Boys will be boys, goes the old adage, but it’s exactly this philosophy that has hurt young men in urban classrooms for more than a century, […]
Open letter to Chicago Public Schools CEO and the Latino Advisory Committee
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennet and the Latino Advisory Committee prepare for their second meeting next week, I share this feedback to emphasize that, […]
Five Points from Secretary Arne Duncan on Latinos and Education
By Suzanne Gamboa, NBCNews On Thursday President Barack Obama will launch an initiative geared toward young men and boys of color to improve their chances for success. Education Secretary Arne […]
Chicago School Policy Forum Series addresses indicators that influence student success
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco This morning, the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and Catalyst Chicago Magazine hosted their first forum of their 2014 Chicago School Policy Forum […]
